Jowzjan Province

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Jowzjan جوزجان
Capital  • Coordinates	Sheberghan  • 36.665° N 65.752° E
Population (2002)  • Density	441,000  • /km²
Area	11,798 km²
Time zone	UTC+4:30
Main language(s)	Uzbek Pashto Persian (Dari)

Jowzjan (Persian: جوزجان) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Sheberghan.

[edit] Districts

• Aqcha District
• Darzab District
• Fayzabad District
• Khamyab District
• Khwaja du koh District
• Mardyan District
• Mingajik District
• Qarqin District
• Shibirghan District

The famous pupil of the Abu Ubaid al-Juzjani was from here.

[edit] See also

• Solace International's Girls' School Projects

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Provinces of Afghanistan

Badakhshan • Badghis • Baghlan • Balkh • Bamyan • Daykundi • Farah • Faryab • Ghazni • Ghor • Helmand • Herat • Jowzjan • Kabul • Kandahar • Kapisa • Khost • Kunar • Kunduz • Laghman • Lowgar • Nangarhar • Nimruz • Nurestan • Oruzgan • Paktia • Paktika • Panjshir • Parvan • Samangan • Sar-e Pol • Takhar • Wardak • Zabul