Kabul [1] ( Pashto And dari کابل - Kabul [2] ) is one of the thirty-four provinces (vilayats) of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. The administrative center is the capital of Afghanistan - Kabul . The territory is 4,462 km² with a population of 3,528,000 people for 2007.
| Vilayat | |
| Kabul | |
|---|---|
| Pashto And dari ابل | |
| A country | Afghanistan |
| Includes | 15 districts |
| Adm Centre | Kabul |
| Governor | Mohammad Yakub Haydari |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 4 462 km² (29th place ) |
| Height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 4:30 |
| Population | |
| Population | 3,528,000 people ( 2007 ) ( 1st place ) |
| Density | 790.68 people / km² (1st place) |
| Official language | Dari and Pashto |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | AF-KAB |
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History
At the beginning of the 13th century, Kabul was considered one of the most beautiful places in the world, was a cultural center. Since then, this beauty has been destroyed in heavy and bloody wars, by occupiers and interventionists, and by the Taliban themselves.
Administrative division
15 regions of Kabul province
The province includes 15 counties:
- Bagrami
- Chahar-Asab
- Deh sabs
- Farza
- Gulgara
- Istualif
- Kabul
- Kalakan
- Khaki Jabba
- World Bacha Kot
- Moussahi
- Paghman
- Karabakh
- Shakardara
- Surobi
Economy
The province has the most powerful hydropower plant in Afghanistan, the Naghlu hydroelectric station .
Notes
- ↑ Kabul // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Pererab. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986. - P. 141.
- ↑ Instruction on the Russian transfer of geographical names of Afghanistan. - M., 1984. - p. 47.