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. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. 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
