Khan Abad
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Khan Abad
خان آباد | |
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  Khan Abad Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°40′59″N 69°9′49″E / 36.68306°N 69.16361°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kunduz Province |
| District | Khan Abad District |
| Elevation | 1,713 ft (522 m) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 75,546 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Khan Abad or Khanabad is a town and the district center of the Khan Abad District in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan.
Geography
[edit]Khan Abad is situated in the valley of the Khanabad River east of Kunduz.
History
[edit]In 1860, the town formed part of the route of the pundit Abdul Mejid from Peshawar in British India to Kokand, then an indepedent khanate.[1] On 22 August 2016, Afghan security forces retook the town from the Taliban after having lost control of it for 2 days.
References
[edit]- ^ Curzon, George Nathaniel (1896), The Pamirs and the Source of the Oxus (PDF), London: Royal Geographical Society, p. 74.
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