Khost

Khost is a city in eastern , serving as the capital of . The city is within the jurisdiction of Khost District and has an estimated population of 170,615 people.
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  • Type: City with 12,000 residents
  • Description: city in Khost Province, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: Khowst”, “Matun”, “Matūn”, and “متون

Places of Interest

Highlights include Khost Great Mosque and Khost.

Mosque
The Great Mosque of Khost, or simply the Khost Mosque, is the largest in the city of Khost, in southeastern . It can hold up to 2,000 worshipers during any prayer.

Aerodrome
International Airport, also referred to as Airport, is located in the eastern section of , which is the capital of in .

Khost

Latitude
33.3391° or 33° 20′ 21″ north
Longitude
69.9206° or 69° 55′ 14″ east
Population
12,000
Elevation
1,183 metres (3,881 feet)
IATA airport code
KHT
United Nations Location Codes
AF KHT and AF KWT
Open location code
8J5F8WQC+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 312593138
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1136469
Wiki­data ID
Q386682
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Khost” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: خوست
  • Armenian: Խոստ
  • Asturian: Khost
  • Azerbaijani: Xost (şəhər)
  • Azerbaijani: Xost
  • Basque: Khost
  • Belarusian: Хост
  • Bengali: খোস্ত
  • Catalan: Khost
  • Cebuano: Khōst (kapital sa lalawigan)
  • Cebuano: Khōst
  • Chinese: 霍斯特
  • Czech: Chóst
  • Danish: Khost
  • Dutch: Chost
  • Dutch: Khost
  • Esperanto: Ĥost
  • Esperanto: Ĥosto
  • Estonian: Khōst
  • Estonian: Khowst
  • Finnish: Khost
  • Finnish: Khust
  • French: Khost
  • Georgian: ხოსტი
  • German: Chost
  • Greek: Χοστ
  • Gujarati: ખોસ્ટ
  • Hausa: Khōst, Afghanistan
  • Hebrew: ח’וסת (אפגניסטן)
  • Hebrew: ח’וסת
  • Hindi: खोस्त
  • Hindi: ख़ोस्त
  • Indonesian: Khost
  • Irish: Khost
  • Italian: Khowst
  • Japanese: ケースト
  • Japanese: ホースト (アフガニスタン)
  • Japanese: ホースト
  • Japanese: ホースト市
  • Kannada: ಖೋಸ್ಟ್
  • Korean: 호스트
  • Latvian: Hosta
  • Lithuanian: Chostas
  • Malay: Khost
  • Marathi: खोस्ट
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Khost
  • Norwegian: Khost
  • Panjabi: ਖੋਸਤ
  • Persian: خوست
  • Polish: Chost
  • Portuguese: Khost
  • Pushto: خوست
  • Russian: Хост
  • Sinhala: ක්හෝස්ට්
  • Spanish: Jost
  • Swedish: Khost
  • Tamil: கோஸ்ட்
  • Telugu: ఖోస్ట్
  • Thai: โคลส
  • Turkish: Host
  • Ukrainian: Хост
  • Urdu: خوست
  • Uzbek: Xost
  • Venetian: Khowst
  • Vietnamese: Khost
  • Waray (Philippines): Khost
  • Western Panjabi: خوست

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