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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  • City with about 160,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,230 metres (4,020 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code KHT
  • Description: city in Khost Province, Afghanistan
  • Also known as
    “Khowst”
    “Matūn”
    “متون”

Places of Interest

Discover Khost Great Mosque and Khost.
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Mosque
The Great Mosque of Khost, or simply the Khost Mosque…
Aerodrome
International Airport, also referred to as …

Khost

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Latitude
33.3391° or 33° 20′ 21″ north
Longitude
69.9206° or 69° 55′ 14″ east
UN/LOCODE
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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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Western Panjabi—“Khost” goes by many names.
ክሆስትAmharic
خوستArabic
ԽոստArmenian
KhostAsturian
XostAzerbaijani
Xost (şəhər)Azerbaijani
KhostBasque
ХостBelarusian
খোস্টBengali
খোস্তBengali
KhostCatalan
KhōstCebuano
Khōst (kapital sa lalawigan)Cebuano
霍斯特Chinese
ChóstCzech
KhostDanish
ChostDutch
KhostDutch
ĤostEsperanto
ĤostoEsperanto
KhōstEstonian
KhowstEstonian
KhostFinnish
KhustFinnish
KhostFrench
ხოსტიGeorgian
ChostGerman
KhostGerman
ΧοστGreek
ખોસ્ટGujarati
KhostHausa
Khōst, AfghanistanHausa
ח’וסתHebrew
ח’וסת (אפגניסטן)Hebrew
खोस्टHindi
ख़ोस्तHindi
KhostIndonesian
KhostIrish
KhowstItalian
ケーストJapanese
ホーストJapanese
ホースト (アフガニスタン)Japanese
ホースト市Japanese
ホストJapanese
KhostJavanese
ಖೋಸ್ಟ್Kannada
ХостKazakh
ХостKirghiz
호스트Korean
HostaLatvian
ChostasLithuanian
KhostMalay
खोस्टMarathi
ChowstNorthern Frisian
KhostNorthern Frisian
KhostNorwegian
KhostNorwegian Bokmål
KhostOromo
ਖੋਸਟPanjabi
ਖੋਸਤPanjabi
خوستPersian
ChostPolish
KhostPortuguese
خوستPushto
МатунRussian
ХостRussian
ක්හෝස්ට්Sinhala
KhostSomali
JostSpanish
KhostSpanish
KhostSwahili
KhostSwedish
ХостTajik
கோஸ்ட்Tamil
ХостTatar
ఖోస్ట్Telugu
โฆสต์Thai
HostTurkish
HoustTurkish
ХостUkrainian
خوستUrdu
XostUzbek
KhowstVenetian
KhostVietnamese
KhostWaray (Philippines)
خوستWestern Panjabi

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