Sangin: facts

At a glance

• Country: Afghanistan
• Region: Helmand
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 13,579
• Coordinates: 32.0727° N, 64.8359° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kabul (UTC+04:30)
• Currency: Afghani (AFN)
• Distance to the capital, Kabul: 487 km (302 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport (KDH): 115 km (71 mi), straight line
• Quetta International Airport (UET, Pakistan): 285 km (177 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chinar: 26 km (16 mi)
• Gereshk: 38 km (23 mi)
• Musa Qal'ah: 42 km (26 mi)
• Now Zad: 50 km (31 mi)
• Kishk-e Nakhud: 54 km (33 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kandahar, 97 km (60 mi)