Badakhshan Province
province of Afghanistan
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Summary
Badakhshan Province is a province of Afghanistan[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of province of afghanistan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,087 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Afghanistan[3]
- Country: Afghanistan[4]
- Capital: Fayzabad[5]
- Official language: Dari[6], Uzbek[7], Pashto[8], Pamir[9]
- Shares border with: Takhar Province[10], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[11], Khatlon Province[12], Nuristan Province[13], Panjshir Province[14], Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Arghanj Khwa[16], Argo[17], Baharak District[18], Darayim District[19], Darwaz[20], Darwazi Bala[21], Fayzabad District, Badakhshan[22], Ishkashim District[23], Jurm[24], Khash[25], Khwahan[26], Kishim[27], Kohistan[28], Kuf Ab District[29]
- Commons category: Badakhshan Province[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:30[31]
- Coordinate location: 38, 71[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Badakhshan Province[33]
- Population: 823,000[34], 1,054,087[35]
- Office held by head of government: governor[36]
- Described by source: The World Atlas[37]
- Contains settlement: Fayzabad[38]
- Female population: 517,147[39]
- Male population: 536,940[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Badakhshan Province[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 3669[42]
- Area: 44059.0[43]
- Language used: Kamkata-viri[44], Sanglechi[45], Wasi-wari[46], Ishkashimi[47], Munji[48], Shughni[49], Wakhi[50], Warduji[51]
Why It Matters
Badakhshan Province has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]