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Parwan Province

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Also known as Parvān, Parwan, Parvan Province

province of Afghanistan

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Parwan Province is a region in Afghanistan located in the central part of the country. It is significant as a strategic area that has historically been important for control of mountain passes and trade routes connecting different parts of Afghanistan.

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Located in
Afghanistan
Capital
Charikar
Official language
Dari
Population
600000
Area
5974.0
Elevation
1906
Time zone
UTC+04:30
Shares border with
Maidan Wardak Province
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Snow covered mountains outside of Salang tunnel in Afghanistan.jpg
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Parwan Province
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Category:People from Parwan Province
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Category:Parwan Province
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Encyclopedic overview

Parwan is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is the largest province of the Greater Parwan region, and has a population of about 751,000. The province is multi-ethnic and is a mostly rural society. The province is divided into 10 districts. The town of Imam Abu Hanifa serves as the provincial capital. The province is located north of Kabul Province and south of Baghlan Province, west of Panjshir Province and Kapisa Province, and east of Maidan Wardak Province and Bamyan Province. The province's famous tourism attraction is the Golghondi Hill, also known as “the flower hill,” located in Imam Azam about an hour away from the capital city of Kabul. After Panjshir this province has been considered as one of the main raising points of Afghanistan War against Soviets.

The name Parwan is also attributed to a town, the exact location of which is now unknown, that supposedly existed during prehistory, in the nearby Hindu Kush mountains.

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

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