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Parwān (Persian: پروان, also spelled Parvān), once also the name of an ancient town in the Hindu Kush mountains,[2] is today an administrative province in northern Afghanistan, directly north of Kabul Province. Its capital is Charikar and it is one of the most secure provinces in the country.
[edit] History
In 329 BC, Alexander the Great founded the settlement of Parwan as his Alexandria of the Caucasus. It was conquered by the Arabs in 792.[2] In 1221, the town was the site of the battle between the invading Mongols and the Khwarezmian Empire led by Jalal ad-Din, where the Mongols were defeated.[2] In 1840, Parwan was also the site of a major battle in the First Anglo-Afghan War where the invading British were defeated.[2] Parwan's modern history began with the construction of a new textile factory in the town of Jabal Saraj in 1937.[2] Since then, Parwan was involved in the Soviet war in Afghanistan as some of the fiercest fighting took place in the area.[3] In the 1990s it was the site of heavy resistance against the Taliban. Today at Parwan, an ISAF Provincial Reconstruction Team led by the United States has been active in reconstruction in the province since 2006.
[edit] Districts
- Bagram District
- Chaharikar District
- Ghorband District
- Jabul Saraj District
- Kohi Safi District
- Salang District
- Shekh Ali District
- Shinwari District
- Surkhi Parsa District
[edit] Other notable towns and villages
[edit] References
Afghanistan
