Samangan Province
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Samangan (Dari: سمنگان; Pashto: سمنګان) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located north of the Hindu Kush mountains in the central part of the country. The province covers 11,218 square kilometres (4,331 sq mi) and is surrounded by Sar-e Pol Province in the west, Balkh in the north, Baghlan in the east, and Bamyan in the south.
Samangan
سمنگان | |
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Country | Afghanistan |
Capital | Aybak |
Government | |
• Governor | Abdul Rahman Muslim Kunduzi[1] |
• Deputy Governor | Abdul Manan[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 13,438 km2 (5,188 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 438,235 |
• Density | 33/km2 (84/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
Postal code | 20xx |
ISO 3166 code | AF-SAM |
Main language(s) | Persian, Uzbeki and Turkmeni |
Samangan province is divided into 7 districts and contains 674 villages.[4] It has a population of about 325,000 [3] which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. The city of Aybak serves as the provincial capital.
In 2021, the Taliban gained control of the province during the 2021 Taliban offensive.