Samangan Province

Also known as Samangan

province of Afghanistan

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Samangan is a province located in northern Afghanistan that serves as part of the country's administrative divisions. It matters as a region with historical significance in Afghanistan and as part of the broader geography and governance structure of the nation.

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Instance of: province of Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan
Located in: Afghanistan
Contains: Hazrati Sultan
Capital: Aybak
Official language: Uzbek
Population: 438235
Area: 11262
Elevation: 2202
Time zone: UTC+04:30
Shares border with: Baghlan Province
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topic's main category: Category:Samangan Province
Commons category: Samangan Province
office held by head of government: governor
language used: Southern Uzbek

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Samangan (Pashto, Dari: سمنگان) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located north of the Hindu Kush mountains in the central part of the country. The province covers 11,218 square kilometres (4,331 mi), and is surrounded by Sar-e Pol Province in the west, Balkh in the north, Baghlan in the east and Bamyan in the south.

Samangan province is divided into 7 districts and contains 674 villages. It has a population of about 325,000, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. The city of Aybak serves as the provincial capital.

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Samangan Province

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