Andkhoy (; ) is a city in the northern part of Afghanistan, which has a population of about 47,857 people. They include all the major ethnic groups of the country. The city serves as the capital of Andkhoy District in the Faryab Province. It is around of driving distance southwest from the Aqina–Imamnazar border crossing between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. There is also a rail station in the city, which was recently opened for import and export purposes with neighboring Turkmenistan. The Sheberghan Airfield in neighboring Jowzjan Province is the closest airport to Andkhoy.
History
thumb|150px|left|1886 Map of Andkhoy District
thumb|left|Andkhoy in 1939
The tract in which Andkhoy stands is fertile, but proverbially unhealthy; the Persians accounted it as "a Hell upon Earth" due to its scorching sands, brackish water, flies, and scorpions. Nonetheless, Andkhoy was reported to grow good melons and pomegranates by a mid-17th century author. The city also had a small citadel, a market, a hospice, and a college at that time.
The town was founded by "The Ruwe Arjans" and stands between the northern spurs of the Paropamise and the Oxus; it is 100 km. due west of Balkh, on the edge of the Turkmen desert. The area was an independent Khanate, ruled by members of the Afshar tribe from 1747 to 1880. In 1847, the city was sacked by Yar Mohammad Khan, the ruler of Herat, from which it never recovered.