Baglan (province)

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بغلان
Baglan
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Basic data
Country Afghanistan
Capital Pol-e Chomri
surface 21,118 km²
Residents 910,800 (2015)
density 43 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 AF-BGL
politics
governor Sultan Mohammed Ebadi
Districts in Baglan Province (as of 2005)
Districts in Baglan Province (as of 2005)

Coordinates: 36 ° 0 ′  N , 68 ° 42 ′  E

Baglan (or Baghlan ; Pashto / Dari :بغلان, DMG Baġlān ) is a province in northern Afghanistan and has about 910,800 inhabitants.

The name is derived from the place Baglan . However, the administrative center of the province is Pol-e Chomri .

In the province there is a fire temple of Zoroastrianism near Surkh Kotal .

Administrative division

The province is divided into 16 districts:

Andarab, Baglan, Baghlani Jadid, Burka, Dahana i Ghuri, Dih Salah, Dushi, Farang wa Gharu, Guzargahi Nur, Khinjan, Khost wa Fereng, Khwaja Hijran, Nahrin, Pol-e Chomri, Puli Hisar and Tala wa Barfak.

economy

The experimental cultivation of sugar beet showed that the soils are well suited for cultivation. Yields of 50 to 70 tons per hectare are expected. With the establishment of the New Baghlan Sugar Company Ltd. The aim is to reduce the farmers' dependence on traditional crops. The German seed company KWS Saat is involved in the investment.

Military presence of the Bundeswehr

Until June 15, 2013, the Bundeswehr operated the military observation post “ Observation Post North ” in the province as part of the ISAF mission , which was also used by other ISAF troops from various nations. The post is expected to continue to be used by the Afghan armed forces.

Web links

Commons : Baglan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Afghanistan. In: citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 8, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Sugar factory in Afghanistan is made usable again. In: press portal. September 28, 2005, accessed January 8, 2016 .
  3. ↑ The OP North, or the women and men from the mountain. Bundeswehr, October 22, 2012, accessed on January 8, 2016 .