Parwan

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پروان
Parwan
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Basic data
Country Afghanistan
Capital Charikar
surface 5974 km²
Residents 664,500 (2015)
density 111 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 AF-PAR
politics
governor Abdul Basir Salangi
Districts of Parwan Province (as of 2005)
Districts of Parwan Province (as of 2005)

Coordinates: 35 ° 0 '  N , 69 ° 0'  E

Road north of Bagram

Parwan ( Pashto / Dari :پروان) is a province ( velayat ) in eastern Afghanistan with 664,500 inhabitants. Its capital is Charikar .

geography

Important rivers of the province are the Ghorband River, which flows through the entire province from west to east . This leads to the provincial border to the east in the province of Panjshir Province next river Panjshir Province . The estuary is an important fertile plain, where, among other things, the capital and the Bagram Air Base are located. Following the provincial border to the south, the Panjshir leaves the province to flow into another river just a few kilometers further.

Administrative division

Parwan Province is divided into the following districts:

photos

  • Village on the A76

  • Brook in the Salang Valley

Web links

Commons : Parwan Province  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Afghanistan. In: citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 8, 2016 .