View source for Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan

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'''Sar-e Pol''' or '''Sari Pul''' ({{langx|fa|سر پل}}) is the capital city of the province of [[Sar-e Pol Province]] in northern [[Afghanistan]]. It is in [[Sari Pul District]]. Sar-e Pol elevation is 2,155&nbsp;ft (657 m).<ref name="gazetteer">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6PLxz8EMk0C&q=sar-e-pol+elevation&pg=PA3457|title=The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G|isbn=9780231145541|last1=Cohen|first1=Saul Bernard|last2=Cohen|first2=Saul|year=2008}}</ref>
==History==
In 2015, it had an official population of 51,075.<ref name="un2015">{{cite web|title=The State of Afghan Cities Report - vol 2 2015|url=http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|accessdate=22 October 2015|ref=UN-Habitat}}</ref> in 2018 the population was 164,600.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sar-e Pol · Population|url=http://population.city/afghanistan/sar-e-pol/|website=population.city|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref> There were 5,675 total number of dwellings in a total land area of 2,990 hectares.<ref name="un2015"/> The city's distance from  Kabul is 349&nbsp;km.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sar-e Pul Distances Afghanistan|url=https://www.distancecalculator.net/city/sar-e-pul|website=www.distancecalculator.net|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref>
A 1983 estimate puts the population as 40% [[Uzbeks|Uzbek]], 25% [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] (10% [[Durrani]], 5% Eastern Pashtuns, 10% non-Durrani Pashtuns), 10% Shi'a [[Hazaras]], 20% [[Aimaq people|Aimaqs]] and [[Tajiks]], and 5% [[History of Arabs in Afghanistan|Arabs]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tapper |first=Nancy |date=February 1983 |title=Acculturation in Afghan Turkistan: Pashtun and Uzbek women |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03068378308730096 |journal=Asian Affairs |language=en |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=35–44 |doi=10.1080/03068378308730096 |issn=0306-8374}}</ref>
The [[Taliban]] overran and captured the city on 8 August 2021 as part of their [[2021 Taliban offensive|2021 offensive]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-08|title=Taliban seize two more Afghanistan provincial capitals in northern blitz|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/08/08/taliban-seize-two-more-afghanistan-provincial-capitals-in-northern-blitz/|access-date=2021-08-08|website=Pakistan Today|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Taliban tighten their grip on Afghanistan after capturing two more cities|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/english/portada/taliban-tighten-their-grip-on-afghanistan-after-capturing-two-more-cities/50000260-4604100|access-date=2021-08-08|website=www.efe.com|language=en}}</ref>
==External links==
* [[File:یحیی بن زید.jpg|thumb|273x273px|[[Yahya ibn Zayd|Yahya bin Zayd]] holy shrine in Sar-e Pol ]]{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Saripul|short=x}}
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Sar-e Pol Province]]
[[Category:Cities in Afghanistan]]
[[Category:Provincial capitals in Afghanistan]]
[[Category:Populated places with period of establishment missing]]
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