Ghōr Province facts for kids
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Ghōr
غور
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Minaret of Jam, Shahrak District
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Map of Afghanistan with Ghor highlighted
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Country | Afghanistan |
Capital | Firuzkoh |
Area | |
• Total | 36,478.8 km2 (14,084.5 sq mi) |
Population
(2015)
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• Total | 700,296 |
• Density | 19.19734/km2 (49.72089/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
ISO 3166 code | AF-GHO |
Main languages | Dari Persian (Hazaragi) Pashto |
Ghōr (Pashto: غور, (Persian: غور), also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The capital of Ghor is Chaghcharan.
About 635,302 people live in Ghor Province.
Contents
Districts
District | Capital | Population | Area | Notes |
Chaghcharan | 132,442 | Sub-divided in 2005 | ||
Charsada | 30,079 | Created in 2005 in Chaghcharan District | ||
Dawlat Yar | 33,364 | Created in 2005 in Chaghcharan District | ||
Du Layna | 38,654 | Created in 2005 in Chaghcharan District and Shahrak District | ||
Lal Wa Sarjangal | 92,800 | |||
Pasaband | 92,356 | |||
Saghar | 30,497 | |||
Shahrak | 57,888 | |||
Taywara | 82,287 | |||
Tulak | 44,935 |
Politics
Governors
The current governor of Ghor is Sayyed Mohammad Eqbal Munib.
Badghis Province | Faryab Province | Sar-e Pol Province | ||
Herat Province | Bamyan Province | |||
Ghor Province | ||||
Farah Province | Helmand Province | Daykundi Province |
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See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Gaur para niños
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