Samangan Province

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Samangan Province
سمنگان
—  Province  —
Samangan Province
Map of Afghanistan with Samangan highlighted
Location o Samangan athin Afghanistan
Kintra Banner o Afghanistan Afghanistan
Caipital Samangan
Aurie
 - Tot 11,262 km2 (4,348.3 sq mi)
Indwallers (2009)[1]
 - Tot 350,400
 Densitie 31.1/km2 (80.6/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC+04:30)
Main leid(s) Dari Persie, Uzbek

Samangan (Persian: سمنگان) is ane o the thirty-fower provinces o Afghanistan. The province covers 11,218 square kilometres ({{rnd/cExpression error: Unexpected < operator.decExpression error: Unexpected < operator.|Expression error: Unexpected < operator.|(Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)}} sq mi) an haes a population o approximately 313,211, as o 2006.[2]

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 [edit]

  1. Central Statistics Office of Afghanistan. Settled Population of country by Provinces and sex for 2006-2009 years. Retrieved on 30 November 2009. .
  2. 2.0 2.1 Samangan (pdf). Government of Afghanistan. Retrieved on 19 October 2010. .

Freemit airtins [edit]

  • Dupree, Nancy Hatch (1977): An Historical Guide to Afghanistan. 1st Edition: 1970. 2nd Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Afghan Tourist Organization. [1]

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