Jowzjan Province
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"Jowzjan" redirects here. For the historical region, see Guzgan. For the university, see Jowzjan University. For the village in Iran, see Jowzjan, Iran.
Jowzjan, sometimes spelled Jawzjan or Jozjan (Dari: جوزجان) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. The province is divided into 11 districts and contains hundreds of villages. It has a population of about 613,481,[3] which is multi-ethnic and mostly agriculturalists. Sheberghan is the capital of Jozjan province.
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Jowzjan
جوزجان | |
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Coordinates: 36.75°N 66.00°E / 36.75; 66.00 | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Capital | Sheberghan |
Government | |
• Governor | Shoaib Risalat[1] |
• Deputy Governor | Maulvi Gul Mohammad[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 11,798.3 km2 (4,555.3 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 613,481 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
Postal code | 19xx |
ISO 3166 code | AF-JOW |
Main languages | Uzbek Dari Turkmen |
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