Head to head
Kandahār vs Mazār-e Sharīf
Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Mazār-e Sharīf is the larger of the two, with 523,300 people to 523,300 in Kandahār. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Everything below is the evidence for that: population, size within each city’s own country, the distance between them, and where each one stands on the global board.
The answer
SummaryNeither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Mazār-e Sharīf is the larger of the two, with 523,300 people to 523,300 in Kandahār. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Neither Kandahār nor Mazār-e Sharīf has been backed yet, so nothing on the board has changed.
Head to head
Afghanistan| Metric | Kandahār | Mazār-e Sharīf |
|---|---|---|
| Populationcity proper, GeoNames | 523,300 | 523,300 |
| Size in its countryby population, among catalogue cities | 4th largest | 3rd largest |
| Country | Afghanistan | Afghanistan |
| Region | Kandahar | Balkh |
| National capital | No | No |
| Local timewhen this page was generated | 4:50 AM · UTC+04:30 | 4:50 AM · UTC+04:30 |
| CityWar rank | Unclaimed | Unclaimed |
| City score$1 contributed = 1 point | $0 | $0 |
| Backers | 0 | 0 |
| Score added todaysince 00:00 UTC | $0 | $0 |
Distance and time
581 km apartKandahār and Mazār-e Sharīf are 581 kilometres apart, measured centre to centre. Both are in Afghanistan. Mazār-e Sharīf keeps time the same time as Kandahār.
The two are level on population at 523,300 each.
Questions
Answered from the data above- Which is bigger, Kandahār or Mazār-e Sharīf?
- Mazār-e Sharīf is the larger city by population, with 523,300 people to 523,300 in Kandahār — a difference of 0. Both figures are for the city proper and come from the GeoNames open geographic database.
- How far apart are Kandahār and Mazār-e Sharīf?
- 581 kilometres, measured centre to centre as a great-circle distance. Both cities are in Afghanistan. Mazār-e Sharīf keeps time the same time as Kandahār.
- Which city is winning on CityWar, Kandahār or Mazār-e Sharīf?
- Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Mazār-e Sharīf is the larger of the two, with 523,300 people to 523,300 in Kandahār. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
- How is a city's CityWar score calculated?
- One US dollar contributed is one point, and cities are ordered by total score with the highest first. When two cities are level the one backed first holds the higher rank. Nothing else is in the calculation — no population weighting, no votes and no editorial judgement — which is why Kandahār and Mazār-e Sharīf both currently sit at $0.
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