Kabul

Article summary

Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is within the jurisdiction of Kabul District and has an estimated population of 5,333,284 people. Located in the eastern half of the country, forming part of the Kabul Province, the city is administratively divided into five zones and 22 municipal districts. The current mayor of the city is Mawlawi Abdul Rashid. The population of Kabul primarily speaks Dari (Persian) and Pashto. Kabul has long been Afghanistan's political, cultural and economic center. Rapid urbanization has made it the country's primate city. It is located high in a narrow valley in the Hindu Kush mountain range, and is bounded by the Kabul River. At an altitude of above sea level, it is one of the highest capital cities in the world. The center of the city contains its oldest neighborhoods, including the areas of Bala Hisar, Deh Afghanan and Murad Khane. Kabul is believed to be over 3,500 years old. It was mentioned at the time of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Located at a crossroads in Asia—roughly halfway between Istanbul, in the west and Hanoi, in the east—the city is situated in a strategic location along the trade routes of Central Asia and South Asia. As a key destination on the ancient Silk Road, it is traditionally seen as the meeting point between Tartary, Hindustan and Persia.…

Key claims

1. date of death: 1501 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1916 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1903 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1893 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1924 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. population: 5,333,284 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. population: 12,000 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. population: 5,333,284 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "1501". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1916". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1903". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1893". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1924". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the population is "5,333,284 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the population is "12,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the population is "5,333,284 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376433243