Country · since 1979
Afghanistan
Afghanistan appears on the map from 1979 to today. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1979, it covered about 644,005 km².
One of the realms of Durrani Empire (Afghanistan). When Nader Shah of Iran was assassinated in 1747, Ahmad Khan Abdali, a commander of his Afghan cavalry, was chosen king by a tribal council near Kandahar and took the title Durr-i-Durran, Pearl of Pearls. Uniting the Pashtun tribes, he built an empire stretching from Mashhad to Kashmir and Punjab, raiding Mughal India repeatedly and crushing the Marathas at Panipat in 1761.
See Afghanistan on the map in 1979
- On the map
- 1979 – today
- Greatest extent
- 1979, about 644,005 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Afghanistan · Wikidata Q889
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1979–1982 | 644,005 km² |
| 1983–1986 | 644,005 km² |
| 1987–1989 | 644,005 km² |
| 1990–1991 | 644,005 km² |
| since 1992 | 642,391 km² |
Related
- Durrani Empire (Afghanistan) empire
- Soviet–Afghan War 24 December 1979 – 15 February 1989
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021