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Baghlan
بغلا
Province of Afghanistan |
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| Administration |
Provincial council |
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Capital |
Puli Khumri |
| Population |
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2006 [[[1]|estimate]] |
779,000 (10th of 32) |
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Population density |
36.9 per km² |
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Languages |
Persian (Dari) |
| Geography |
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Total area |
21,112 km² (10th of 31) |
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Water area |
0 km² |
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Time zone |
UTC+4:30 |
| Subdivisions |
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Districts |
16 |
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Districts before 2005 realignment
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| Identifiers |
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ISO 3166-2 code |
AF-BGL |
Baghlan (Persian: بغلان) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Puli Khumri, but its name comes from the other major town in the province, Baghlan. The ruins of a Zoroastrian fire temple, the Surkh Kotal, are located in Baghlan.
[edit] History
The founder of Baghlan were Kushans who called it Bagolango. As a province, Baghlan was created out of the former Qataghan Province in 1964.[2]
[edit] Districts
The districts of Baghlan are:
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