Paktia Province
Map of Paktia Province
030 km (19 mi)60 km (37 mi)90 km (56 mi)120 km (75 mi)
Height
1577 m (5170 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 2200 m (7220 ft), 2700 m (8860 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), 3700 m (12140 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), Max altitude 4740 m (15550 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Paktia Province
Height from south to north in Paktia Province
1Armē Khwaṟ2 136 to 2 700 m2Gardez2 169 to 2 485 m3Awdakī Khwaṟ2 306 to 2 890 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Gardez
Population: 667,956 (Wikidata, 2025)
Area: 6,432 km² / 2,483 sq mi
Subdivisions: 15
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Mount Sikaram (4 740 m)
Lowest point: 1 577 m
Borders
- Ghazni Province — West
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — Northeast
- Paktika Province — Southwest
- Khost Province — East
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+04:30