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Faryab Province

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Faryab Province

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Also known as Faryab

province of Afghanistan

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Faryab Province is a region located in Afghanistan. It matters as part of Afghanistan's administrative divisions and its geography.

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Located in
Afghanistan
Contains
Andkhoy
Capital
Maymana
Official language
Pashto
Population
1109223
Area
20293
Elevation
584
Time zone
UTC+04:30
Shares border with
Ghor Province
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Mountains and River in Faryab province.jpg
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Faryab Province
topic's main category
Category:Faryab Province
office held by head of government
governor
language used
Aimaq
male population
565062
female population
544161
native label
فارياب
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Encyclopedic overview

Faryab (Pashto, Dari: فاریاب) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, which is located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. It has a population of about 1,109,223, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a tribal society. The province encompasses 15 districts and over 1,000 villages. The capital of Faryab province is Maymana. It also borders Jowzjan Province, Sar-e Pol Province, Ghor Province and Badghis Province.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Faryab Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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