Parwan Province
province of Afghanistan
Parwān (Persian/Pashto: پروان), also spelled Parvān, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. There are about 560,000 people.[1] The capital is Charikar.
| Parwān (پروان) | |
| Province | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Capital | Charikar |
| - coordinates | 35°00′N 69°00′E / 35.0°N 69.0°E |
| Area | 5,974 km² (2,307 sq mi) |
| Population | 560,000 [1] |
| Timezone | UTC+4:30 |
| Main language | Dari (Persian) Pashto[2] |
 Map of Afghanistan with Parwan highlighted
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In 329 BC, Alexander the Great formed the settlement of Parwan. It was conquered by the Arabs in 792.[3]
DistrictsEdit
| District | Capital | Population | Area[4] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagram | 95,423 | |||
| Charikar (Capital) | 230,613 | |||
| Ghorband | 74,123 | |||
| Jabal Saraj | 80,052 | Sub-divided in 2005 | ||
| Kohi Safi | 13,627 | |||
| Salang | 33,627 | |||
| Sayed Khel | 63,334 | Created in 2005 within Jabul Saraj District | ||
| Shekh Ali | 22,831 | |||
| Shinwari | 39,057 | |||
| Surkhi Parsa | 33,639 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parwan Province". Program for Culture & Conflict Studies. Naval Postgraduate School. November 15, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Parwan Province: B. Demography and Population" (PDF). United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ↑ Frye, Richard Nelson (1999). "Farwan (also Parwan)". Encyclopaedia of Islam CD-ROM Edition v. 1.0. Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV. Retrieved on December 18, 2007.
- ↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
