Baghlan Province
Baghlan (Persie/Pashto: بغلان Baġlān) is ane o the thirty-fower provinces o Afghanistan. It is in the north o the country. Its caipital is Puli Khumri, but its name comes frae the ither major toun in the province, Baghlan. The ruins o a Zoroastrian fire temple, the Surkh Kotal, are locatit in Baghlan.
Baghlan بغلان | |
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 The location o Baghlan Province athin Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°N 68°E / 35°N 68°E | |
| Kintra | Afghanistan |
| Caipital | Puli Khumri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21112 km2 (8,151 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2006) | 779,000 |
| Languages | Dari Persian Pashto |