Mehtar Lam: facts

At a glance

• Country: Afghanistan
• Region: Laghman
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 17,345
• Coordinates: 34.6714° N, 70.2094° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kabul (UTC+04:30)
• Currency: Afghani (AFN)
• Distance to the capital, Kabul: 96 km (60 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kabul International Airport (KBL): 92 km (57 mi), straight line
• Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW, Pakistan): 142 km (88 mi), straight line
• Khost International Airport (KHT): 159 km (99 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Qarghah'i: 13 km (8 mi)
• Wuluswali 'Alingar: 23 km (14 mi)
• Sultanpur-e 'Ulya: 30 km (19 mi)
• Dowlat Shah: 33 km (21 mi)
• Qal'ah-ye Shahi: 35 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jalalabad, 35 km (22 mi)