Samangan Province

Samangan سمنگان
Capital  • Coordinates	Aybak  • 35.9° N 67.9° E
Population (2002)  • Density	378,000 [1]  • /km²
Area	11,262 km²
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Main language(s)	Persian (Dari dialect)

Samangan (Persian: سمنگان) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The province covers 6,425 square miles and has a population of approximately 406,000 people.

Its capital Samangan is known for its ancient ruins including notably the Takht e Rostam. Archaeologists are desperate to work in this province as wars and the Taliban have destroyed many of these artifacts.

A series of earthquakes struck the province on March 3, 2002, causing the loss of thousands of lives and homes.

Nowadays people call the province Samangan, but the capital town of the province is Aybak.

Districts

• Aybak District
• Dara-I-Suf District
• Hazrati Sultan District
• Khuram Wa Sarbagh District
• Ruyi Du Ab District

External Links

• Dupree, Nancy Hatch (1977): An Historical Guide to Afghanistan. 1st Edition: 1970. 2nd Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Afghan Tourist Organization. [2]

Districts of Samangan.

Provinces of Afghanistan
Badakhshan • Badghis • Baghlan • Balkh • Bamiyan • Daykundi • Farah • Faryab • Ghazni • Ghor • Helmand • Herat • Jowzjan • Kabul • Kandahar • Kapisa • Khost • Kunar • Kunduz • Laghman • Lowgar • Nangarhar • Nimruz • Nuristan • Oruzgan • Paktia • Paktika • Panjshir • Parwan • Samangan • Sar-e Pol • Takhar • Wardak • Zabul

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