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Urozgan (اروزګان)
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
Map of Afghanistan with Urozgan highlighted
Map of Afghanistan with Urozgan highlighted

Urōzgān (Pashto: اروزګان), also spelled Uruzgan, Oruzgan or Rōzgān (Pashto: روزګان), 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

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 Afghanistan making the most of a winter wonderland 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.

  • Oruzgan districts

    Districts of Urozgan province


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