kids encyclopedia robot

Urozgan Province facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Urozgan (اروزگان)
Province
Wheat fields in Uruzgan province.jpg
Country Afghanistan
Capital Tarinkot
 - coordinates 32°48′N 66°00′E / 32.8°N 66.0°E / 32.8; 66.0
Area 22,696 km² (8,763 sq mi)
Population 314,000 (2006)
Timezone UTC+4:30
Main language Pashto

Urōzgān (Pashto: اروزگان), also spelled Uruzgan, Oruzgan, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Its capital is Tarinkot. Most of the province is mountains.

Districts

Districts of Urozgan Province
District Capital Population Area Notes
Chora 72,000
Deh Rawud Deh Rawood 78,750
Gizab 59,000
Khas Urozgan 80,000
Shahidi Hassas (Cahar Chineh) 84,000
Tarinkot Tarinkot 100,000
Daykundi Province Ghazni Province
Helmand Province Zabul Province
   Urozgan Province    
Kandahar Province

Images for kids

  • Opening of the Chutu bridge -d

    Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) stand by near the Chutu Bridge during a grand opening ceremony for the bridge in December 2008.

  • Bushmaster Afghanistan snow Jan 2010

    Soldiers from Australia's Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) in December 2009.

  • U.S. Army 1st Lt. Patrick Gurski, foreground, with a security force assistance team (SFAT) with the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, watches Afghans pass during a logistics 130604-A-FS372-018

    U.S. Army soldier watching Afghans pass during a logistics inspection in Tarinkot.

  • High-five, Darafshan Valley , Uruzgan Province

    A U.S. soldier socializing with local children in the Darafshan Valley in 2012.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Uruzgán para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Urozgan Province Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.