Parvān Province

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Parvān
پروان
Map of Afghanistan with Parvān  پروان highlighted.
Capital
 • Coordinates
Charikar
 • ~° N ~° E
Population (~)
 • Density
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 • /km²
Area
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Time zone UTC+4:30
Main language(s) Persian (Dari)

Parvān (Persian: پروان, also spelt Parvan or Parwan) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Its capital is Charikar.

Other notable places are Ghorband, Shenwari, Bagram, Koh-i-Safi, Jabal Saraj, Surkh-Parsa, Turkmun, and Shekh-Ali.

At Bagram is a ISAF Provincial Reconstruction Team based which is led by the US (2006)