Samangan Province facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Samangan Province سمنگان
Province
Samangan Province
Location of Samangan within Afghanistan
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Samangan
Area
• Total	11,262 km² (4,348 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	350,400
• Density	31.113/km² (80.584/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04:30 (AST)
Main language(s)	Dari Persian, Uzbek

Samangan (Persian: سمنگان) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. About 313,211 people live in the Province, as of 2006. The capital is Samangan.

Districts

**Districts of Samangan Province**
District	Capital	Population	Area	Notes
Aybak	Aybak, Samangan	85,427	909.91676
Darah Sof Balla	Darah Sof Balla	52,473		Created in 2005 within Darah Sof District
Darah Sof Payan	Darah Sof Payan	55,858	4539.27567	Created in 2005 within Darah Sof District
Feroz Nakhchir	Feroz Nakhchir	11,701		Created within Khulmi District and shifted from Balkh Province in 2005
Hazrati Sultan	Hazrati Sultan	36,690	1223.92574
Khuram Wa Sarbagh	Khuram Wa Sarbagh	30,704
Ruyi Du Ab	Ruyi	40,358

		Balkh Province	Kunduz Province
	Sar-e Pol Province		Baghlan Province
		Samangan Province

		Bamyan Province

Images for kids

Below Buddhist stupa is a series of five caves, former monks’ cells for meditation.
Samangan School
Villagers in Samangan province receiving food parcels
Flat agricultural fields with mountains in the background
Pistachio farmers
Remains of the Buddhist stupa and monastery on a hill above Samangan. Instead of being built up, it has been carved out of the rock so is completely below ground level!
Map of the Khulm River basin

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Samangán para niños

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