Meymaneh (2004 population 75,900; 35° 55′ 17″ N 64° 47′ 1″ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=35_55_17_N_64_47_1_E_), altitude 877 meters) is the capital of Faryab province, Afghanistan. It is approximately 260 miles northwest of Kabul. This article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. ... Kabul (Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ...
Meymaneh is located on 35°55′13″N, 64°47′00″E at the northern foot of the Torkestan Mountain Range at an elevation of 877 m on the old terrace of the Qeysar River.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, Meymaneh was the centre of an independent Uzbek khanate and an important centre for commerce, as well as being the gateway to Turkistan from Herat and Persia.
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