Paktiya [1] ( Pashto پکتیا , Dari پکتیا Paktyā ) is a province in the east of Afghanistan , bordering Pakistan . The area is 6 432 km². Population - 499,200 people. (2009) [2] .
| Vilayat | |
| Paktiya | |
|---|---|
| پکتيا | |
| A country | Afghanistan |
| Includes | 14 districts |
| Adm Centre | Gardez |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 6,432 km² (26th place ) |
| Height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 4:30 |
| Population | |
| Population | 550 400 people ( 2007 ) ( 16th place ) |
| Density | 85.57 people / km² (9th place) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | AF-PIA |
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Administrative division
Areas of Paktia province (until 2005).
Province of Paktia is divided into 14 districts:
- Ahmedabad
- High school zadran
- Gardez
- Gerda Seray
- Daja
- Dand Wah Patan (Dand-a-Patan)
- Jani Khel
- Zurmat
- Lazha Ahmad Thel
- Lazha Mangal
- Mirzaka
- Syed Karam
- Chamkani
- Shwak
History
During the years of the Afghan war (1979–1989) , the 56th Guards Separate Air Assault Brigade deployed in the province of Paktia and the influential field commander Jalaluddin Haqqani acted.
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: geographical names / Ed. A.F. Trёshnikova . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - p. 363. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .
- ↑ Settled Population of Country by Provinces and sex for 2006–2009 years Archived January 28, 2010.