Farah Province
Province of Afghanistan
Farah (Persian/Dari: فراه, romanized: Farā) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southwestern[3] part of the country on the border with Iran. It is a spacious and sparsely populated province, divided into eleven districts and contains hundreds of villages. It has a population of about 563,026,[2] which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural tribal society. The Farah Airport is located near the city of Farah, which serves as the capital of the province. Farah is linked with Iran via the Iranian border town of Mahirud. The famous tourism sites of the province include Pul Garden, New Garden, Kafee Garden, shrine of Sultan Amir and Kafer castle.[1]
Farah
فراه | |
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![]() Map of Afghanistan with Farah highlighted | |
Coordinates (Capital): 32°30′N 63°30′E / 32.5°N 63.5°E / 32.5; 63.5 | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Farah |
Government | |
• Governor | Noor Mohammad Rohani[1] |
• Deputy Governor | Jihadiyar Sahib[1] |
• Police Chief | Haji Sahib Masoom[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 48,470.9 km2 (18,714.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 573,146 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
Postal code | 31XX |
ISO 3166 code | AF-FRA |
Main languages | Pashto |
Geographically the province is approximately 48,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi), roughly twice the size of Maryland, or half the size of South Korea. The province is bounded on the north by Herat, on the northeast by Ghor, the southeast by Helmand, the south by Nimroz, and on the west by Iran. It is the fourth largest province in Afghanistan by area, but the second least densely populated province.
- ^ a b c "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". 7 November 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Farah – Program for Culture and Conflict Studies – Naval Postgraduate School".