Nuristan Province
province of Afghanistan
Nuristān (Persian:نورستان), also spelled Nurestān or Nooristan, is a region in Afghanistan. It is in the south of the Hindu Kush valleys. The capital is Parun.
Nuristan (نورستان) | |
Province | |
The village of Aranas in Nuristan
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Country | Afghanistan |
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Population | 112,000 [1] |
Governor | Jamaluddin Badar |
Timezone | GMT+4:30 |
Main language | Pashto, Nuristani |
DistrictsEdit
District | Center | Population [2] | Area[3] | Notes |
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Bargi Matal | ||||
Du Ab | Est. 2004 formerly part of Nuristan District and Mangol District | |||
Kamdesh | Kamdish | |||
Mandol | Lost territory to Du Ab District in 2004 | |||
Nurgram | Est. 2004 formerly part of Nuristan District and Wama District | |||
Parun | Est. 2004 formerly part of Wama District | |||
Wama | Lost territory to Parun District and Nurgram District in 2004 | |||
Waygal |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Provinces of Afghanistan on Statoids.
- ↑ Nuristan provincial profile profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
- ↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers