Faryab Province
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Faryab (فارياب) | |
Province | |
Country | Afghanistan |
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Capital | Maymana |
- coordinates | 36°N 65°E / 36°N 65°E |
Area | 20,293 km² (7,835 sq mi) |
Population | 858,600 (2006) [1] |
Density | 42.3 /km² (110 /sq mi) |
Timezone | UTC+4:30 |
Main languages | Uzbek (53.5%) Dari Persian (27%) Pashto (13%) |
Fāryāb (Persian: فاریاب) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. The capital is Maymana. Most of the people are Uzbek.
Politics[change | change source]
The Governor of the province is Abdul Haq Shafaq.
Districts[change | change source]
District | Capital | Population | Area[2] | Notes |
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Almar | ||||
Andkhoy | Sub-divided in 2005 | |||
Bilchiragh | Sub-divided in 2005 | |||
Dawlat Abad | 39,000 | |||
Ghormach | Added to Faryab Province in December 2008 by Presidential decree | |||
Gurziwan | Created in 2005 within Bilchiragh District | |||
Khani Chahar Bagh | 22,000 | |||
Khwaja Sabz Posh | ||||
Kohistan | 38,200 | |||
Maymana | 68,000 | |||
Pashtun Kot | 159,300 | |||
Qaramqol | 17,100 | |||
Qaysar | 122,300 | |||
Qurghan | Created in 2005 within Andkhoy District | |||
Shirin Tagab | 65,800 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers