Maps Of Afghanistan

Maps Of Afghanistan

Afghanistan is in Central Asia.

Afghanistan is the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. It is often called the “Graveyard of Empires.” It covers 652,230 square kilometers and has over 38 million people.

Kabul is the capital and largest city which lies in the east-central part of the country. It sits 1,790 meters above sea level in a narrow valley of the Hindu Kush. This makes it one of the highest capitals in the world. It is the only Afghan city with more than a million people. Kabul is the main center for politics, culture, and the economy.

The country has no seacoast. It borders Iran to the west and Pakistan to the east. To the north, it meets Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

The Amu Darya River forms part of the northern border. The Kabul River flows east into the Indus River. A narrow strip of land called the Wakhan Corridor links Afghanistan to China.

Much of Afghanistan is mountainous, and the Hindu Kush runs across the northeast. Many people live in fertile plains between the ranges. Deserts such as the Registan lie in the southwest.

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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, has 34 provinces, called welayat. They are:

• Badakhshan

• Badghis

• Baghlan

• Balkh

• Bamyan

• Daykundi

• Farah

• Faryab

• Ghazni

• Ghor

• Helmand

• Herat

• Jowzjan

• Kabul

• Kandahar

• Kapisa

• Khost

• Kunar

• Kunduz

• Laghman

• Logar

• Nangarhar

• Nimroz

• Nuristan

• Paktika

• Paktiya

• Panjshir

• Parwan

• Samangan

• Sar-e-Pul

• Takhar

• Uruzgan

• Wardak

• Zabul

These provinces are divided into many districts.

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