Official Name: | Qarqin |
Native Name: | قرقین |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Jowzjan Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Qarqin District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 16,500 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 37.4128°N 66.0472°W |
Elevation M: | 249 |
Qarqin (Persian: قرقین, Turkmen: Garkin) is a town located in the northern part of Qarqin District, Jowzjan Province, Afghanistan at 37.4128°N 66.0472°W at 249 m altitude on the southern bank of the Amu Darya River, Qarqin is the center of Qarqin District.
The population is about 16,500 people.