Nangarhar ( Pushto ننررهار , Dari ننگرهار Nangarhār ) is a province in the east of Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. The administrative center is the city of Jalalabad .
| Vilayat | |
| Nangarhar | |
|---|---|
| pantu ننګرهار | |
| A country | Afghanistan |
| Includes | 22 districts |
| Adm Centre | Jalalabad |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 7,727 km² (25th place ) |
| Height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 4:30 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1,520,100 people ( 2007 ) ( 3rd place ) |
| Density | 196.72 people / km² (3rd place) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | AF-NAN |
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In the north it borders with the province of Kunar .
Administrative division
Nangarhar Province is divided into 22 districts:
- Acin
- Bati cat
- Bihsud
- Dara-i-Nur
- Dih Bala
- Dur Baba
- Goshta
- Jalalabad
- Kama
- Khogyani
- Cat
- Kuz Kunar
- Lal pur
- Muhmand Dara
- Nausian
- Pacir Va Agam
- Rodat
- Surkh Rod
- Sherzad
- Shinwar
- Chaparhar
- Hizarak
History
In antiquity, one of the centers of Buddhism. In the city of Silo (now Hada, just south of Jalalabad), the monastery kept usnina Buddha for the worship of which the famous monk-traveler Fasyan arrived in the country. In the capital of this kingdom there was a stupa where one of the Buddha’s teeth was kept. The city was surrounded by vihars, where other relics were kept.
During the Afghan war (1979–1989) , the 66th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade was stationed in Nangarhar Province and the influential field commander Yunus Khales acted.
Here was located the Tora-Bora fortified area, where Osama bin Laden was hiding in 2001 [1] .
Notes
- ↑ During the bombardment of Tora Bora, at least 12 al-Qaeda leaders were killed . NEWSru (December 5, 2001). The appeal date is August 14, 2010. Archived on February 18, 2012.