Khost (province)

Chost
Basic data
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Chost
surface	4152 km²
Residents	546,000 (2007/2008)
density	132 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	AF-KHO
	Districts in the province of Khost (as of 2005)

33.3 70Coordinates: 33 ° 18 ' N , 70 ° 0' E

Chost ( Dari and Pashtun خوست) is a province in Afghanistan with the provincial capital Khost .

The province belongs to the settlement area of the Pashtuns , which is divided by the Durand Line , and borders to the east with Wasiristan , a Pakistani tribal area under federal administration .

raw materials

Around 1997, deposits of chromite were found in the province of Khost . Since then there have been several battles over the mining area, which is why the deposit could not be exploited.

Administrative division

The province is divided into the following districts:

Alisher (Ali Sher), 35 km east of Khost on the Durand Line
Bak , 30 km northeast of Khost, where there is also a dam for electricity supply
Gurbuz , 20 km southeast of Khost on the border with Pakistan
Domanda, in whose district the Khost- Gardez runs
Jaji Maydan (Jaji Maydan, Zazi Maidan), 45 km northeast of Khost