Farkhar: facts

At a glance

• Country: Afghanistan
• Region: Takhar
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 10,480
• Coordinates: 36.5729° N, 69.8578° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kabul (UTC+04:30)
• Currency: Afghani (AFN)
• Distance to the capital, Kabul: 236 km (146 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Fayzabad Airport (FBD): 85 km (53 mi), straight line
• Kulob International Airport (TJU, Tajikistan): 157 km (98 mi), straight line
• Bokhtar International Airport (KQT, Tajikistan): 169 km (105 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Taqchah Khanah: 21 km (13 mi)
• Kalafgan: 23 km (15 mi)
• Khanaqah: 29 km (18 mi)
• Taloqan: 34 km (21 mi)
• Mashhad: 35 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kunduz, 91 km (57 mi)