Nuristan Province
province of Afghanistan
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Summary
Nuristan Province is a province of Afghanistan[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of province of afghanistan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,011 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Afghanistan[3]
- Country: Afghanistan[4]
- Capital: Parun[5]
- Official language: Dari[6], Pashto[7]
- Shares border with: Panjshir Province[8], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[9], Kunar Province[10], Badakhshan Province[11], Laghman Province[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Barg-i Matal[13], Du Ab[14], Kamdesh[15], Mandol District[16], Nurgaram District[17], Parun[18], Wama[19], Waygal[20]
- Commons category: Nuristan Province[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:30[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nuristan Province[23]
- Population: 160,000[24]
- Office held by head of government: governor[25]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Nuristan Province[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Nuristan Province[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 3471 m[28]
- Area: 9225.0 km²[29]
- Language used: Ashkun[30]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Nuristan Province[31]
Why It Matters
Nuristan Province has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]