Ghor
غور Ghor
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Basic data | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Capital | Chaghcharan |
surface | 36,479 km² |
Residents | 690,300 (2015) |
density | 19 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | AF-GHO |
politics | |
governor | Sima Joinda |
Districts in Ghor Province (as of 2005) |
Coordinates: 34 ° 31 ' N , 65 ° 15' E
Ghor , also Ghur or Ghwor ( Pashto / Dari :غور) is a province in Afghanistan with about 700,000 inhabitants.
location
The central Afghan province is located at around 2000 to 2500 m altitude on the Hari Rud river. The provincial capital is called Chaghcharan (or Chighcheran ).
Infrastructure
The infrastructure is below the national average. Airfields can be found in Chaghcharan (IATA: CCN) and Taywara.
history
Since the 11th century Ghor was a province of the Ghaznavid Empire . The province of Ghor was of central importance in the second half of the 12th century under the jointly ruling brothers Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad (r. 1163-1202) and Muhammad von Ghur (r. 1163-1206), who succeeded in their sphere of influence to extend to Persia on the one hand and Bengal on the other. After her death, the Ghurid Empire only existed for a few years.
Attractions
The minaret of Jam , or Firuzkur , built around 1175 , is a major attraction in the Ghor province, it is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage .
Administrative division
The province of Ghor is divided into the following districts:
Web links
- Setting up a Firuzkuhi-Jurti in the province of Ghor , historical video document from 1977, from the online archive of the Austrian Media Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/afghanistan_ext.aspx Afghanistan - Census 2015
- ↑ Regional Rural Economic Regeneration Strategies (RRERS) October 31, 2006: Ghor Provincial Profile.pdf (61 kB)