Baghlan

City in northern Afghanistan Place in AfghanistanBaghlan بغلانBaghlanLocation in AfghanistanCoordinates: 36°7′58″N 68°42′0″E / 36.13278°N 68.70000°E / 36.13278; 68.70000Country AfghanistanProvinceBaghlanDistrictBaghlanGovernment • TypeMunicipality • MayorQari Lutfullah UbaidahElevation1,732 ft (528 m)Population (2025) • City219,073 • Urban89,625 • Rural129,448Time zoneUTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time)Postal code36XXISO 3166 codeAF-BGL Part of a series on the History of Afghanistan Timeline Ancient Indus Valley Civilisation 2200–1800 BC Oxus civilization 2100–1800 BC Gandhara kingdom 1500–535 BC Median Empire 728–550 BC Achaemenid Empire 550–330 BC Macedonian Empire 330–312 BC Seleucid Empire 312–150 BC Maurya Empire 305–180 BC Greco-Bactrian kingdom 256–125 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Indo-Greek kingdom 180–90 BC Indo-Scythian kingdom 155–80? BC Kushan Empire 135 BC – 248 AD Indo-Parthian kingdom 20 BC – 50? AD Sasanian Empire 230–651 Kidarite kingdom 320–465 Rob Alchon Huns 380–560 Hephthalite Empire 410–557 Nezak Huns 484–711 Medieval Kabul Shahi 565–879 Principality of Chaghaniyan 7th–8th centuries Ras