Samangan Province
Samangan (Persie: سمنگان) is ane o the thirty-fower provinces o Afghanistan. The province covers 11,218 square kilometre (4,331 sq mi) an haes a population o approximately 313,211, as o 2006.[2]
Samangan Province سمنگان | |
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Samangan Province | |
Location o Samangan athin Afghanistan | |
Kintra | Afghanistan |
Caipital | Samangan |
Area | |
• Total | 11262 km2 (4,348 sq mi) |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 350,400 |
• Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04:30 (AST) |
Main leid(s) | Dari Persie, Uzbek |
Its caipital, Samangan, is kent for its auncient ruins includin, notably, the Takht e Rostam. Airchaeologists are desperate tae wirk in this province as wars an the Taliban hae destroyed mony o these airtifacts.[2]
References
eedit- ↑ Central Statistics Office of Afghanistan. "Settled Population of country by Provinces and sex for 2006-2009 years". Archived frae the original on 28 Januar 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ↑ a b "Samangan" (PDF). Government of Afghanistan. Archived frae the original (pdf) on 31 Mey 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
Freemit airtins
eeditWikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Samangan Province. |
- Dupree, Nancy Hatch (1977): An Historical Guide to Afghanistan. 1st Edition: 1970. 2nd Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Afghan Tourist Organization. [1]