Sangin
Sangin is a city in Afghanistan with a population of about 13,579.
AfghanistanSmall town🏆 #59 most populated in Afghanistan🕐 Asia/Kabul
Sangin is a town in Helmand province of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately 20,000 people. It is located on 32°4′24″N 64°50′2″E in the valley of the Helmand River at 888 m (2,913 ft) altitude, 95 km (59 mi) to the north-east of Lashkargah. Sangin is notorious as one of the central locations of the opium trade in the south of the country, and is also a town that has traditionally supported the Taliban. It was described by British newspaper The Guardian as "the deadliest area in Afghanistan" in 2010. Sangin also houses the main bazaar for Sangin District. Route 611 passes through Sangin.
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About Sangin
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 10 |
| Population | 13,579 |
| Local currency | AFN |
| Coordinates | 32.0727, 64.8359 |
| Time zone | Asia/Kabul |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 487 km · Kabul |
| Population (Afghanistan) | #59 most populated in Afghanistan |
| Where on Earth | 32°4′22″N · 64°50′9″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 3,570 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 6,448 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 99% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Zarqa (Jordan) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -32.07, -115.16 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Dubai | 1,205 km |
| Cairo | 3,196 km |
| Moscow | 3,374 km |
| Beijing | 4,656 km |
| Singapore | 5,321 km |
| Paris | 5,437 km |