Which of the following city/cities is/are not situated in present day Afghanistan?

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Q. Which of the following city/cities is/are not situated in present day Afghanistan?

1. Ghazni

2. Fergana

3. Kandahar

4. Samarkand

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

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(a) 2 and 4

(b) Only 1

(c) 2 and 3

(d) Only 4

Answer: a

Fergana, or Ferghana, is a district-level city and the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. Fergana is about 420 km east of Tashkent, about 75 km southwest of Andijan, and less than 20 km from the Kyrgyzstan border.

Samarkand is a city in Uzbekistan known for its mosques and mausoleums. It’s on the Silk Road, the ancient trade route linking China to the Mediterranean. Prominent landmarks include the Registan, a plaza bordered by 3 ornate, majolica-covered madrassas dating to the 15th and 17th centuries, and Gur-e-Amir, the towering tomb of Timur (Tamerlane), founder of the Timurid Empire.

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List of cities in Afghanistan

The chart below shows 18 cities of Afghanistan with a population over 70,000, by order of population.

NameProvincePopulation estimate
KabulKabul4,457,882
HeratHerat695,000
Mazar-i-SharifBalkh595,000
KandaharKandahar543,000
JalalabadNangarhar356,685
LashkargahHelmand280,381
KunduzKunduz268,893
TaloqanTakhar196,400
Puli KhumriBaghlan221,274
SheberghanJowzjan175,599
ZaranjNimroz160,902
MaymanaFaryab149,040
GhazniGhazni143,379
KhostKhost106,083
CharikarParwan96,039
FayzabadBadakhshan95,445
TarinkotUruzgan71,604
GardezPaktia70,641
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