Faryab Province

Faryab (فارياب)
Province
Country  Afghanistan
Capital Maymana
 - coordinates
Area 20,293 km² (7,835 sq mi)
Population 858,600 (2006) [1]
Density 42.3 / km² (110 / sq mi)
Timezone UTC+4:30
Main languages Uzbek
Dari Persian
Map of Afghanistan with Faryab highlighted

Fāryāb (Persian: فارياب) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Maymana. The majority of the population is Uzbek.

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History

Faryab is a Persian word meaning "irrigated land".[2] The modern province is named after a town that was founded by the Sassanids and later destroyed by the invading Mongols in 1220.[2] The Province is also the home of the late Islamic Persian philosopher Abū Naṣr al-Fārābi (أبو نصر محمد الفارابي) or more commonly known in the west as Al Farabi or Alpharabius.

Political and Economic Situation

Faryab province has been one of the more peaceful areas in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban after the U.S. invasion of 2001. Recent development projects in the province have focused on expanding the agricultural potential of the province, in particular the re-forestation of areas of the province that were denuded in the recent past.

At the province is a Provincial Reconstruction Team, which is led by Norway. The Norwegian PRT has its bace at Maymana and has also been given the responsibility for the Ghormach District which used to be in neighboring Badghis Province but is now, as of December 2008, part of Faryab Province.

Politics

Governors

The governor of the province is Abdul haq Shafaq.

Demographics

The main ethnic groups are:[3]

Districts

Districts of Faryab.
Districts of Faryab Province
District Capital Population Area[4] Notes
Almar
Andkhoy Sub-divided in 2005
Bilchiragh Sub-divided in 2005
Dawlat Abad 39,000
Ghormach Added to Faryab Province in December 2008 by Presidential decree
Gurziwan Created in 2005 within Bilchiragh District
Khani Chahar Bagh 22,000
Khwaja Sabz Posh
Kohistan 38,200
Maymana 68,000
Pashtun Kot 159,300
Qaramqol 17,100
Qaysar 122,300
Qurghan Created in 2005 within Andkhoy District
Shirin Tagab 65,800

Cities

References

  1. ↑ "World Gazetteer". http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=600&geo=-278. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Balland, Daniel. "FAÚRYAÚB". In Ehsan Yarshater. Encyclopædia Iranica (Online Edition ed.). United States: Columbia University. http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v9f4/v9f410.html. Retrieved January 2008. 
  3. ↑ Faryab provincial profile
  4. ↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers

External links

Provinces of Afghanistan

Badakhshan · Badghis · Baghlan · Balkh · Bamyan · Daykundi · Farah · Faryab · Ghazni · Ghor · Helmand · Herat · Jowzjan · Kabul · Kandahar · Kapisa · Khost · Kunar · Kunduz · Laghman · Logar · Nangarhar · Nimruz · Nuristan · Oruzgan · Paktia · Paktika · Panjshir · Parwan · Samangan · Sar-e Pol · Takhar · Wardak · Zabul
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Districts of Faryab Province
Almar • Andkhoy • Bilchiragh • Dawlat Abad • Gurziwan • Khani Chahar Bagh • Khwaja Sabz Posh • Kohistan • Maymana • Pashtun Kot • Qaramqol • Qaysar • Qurghan • Shirin Tagab
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