Faryab Province

Faryab

فاریاب
Faryab فاریاب
Province
	From the top, View over the Faryab Province, Andkhoy, Faryab Landscape.
	Map of Afghanistan with Faryab highlighted
	Coordinates (Capital): 36°15′N 64°50′E / 36.250°N 64.833°E
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Maymana
Government
• Governor	Qari Sahib Hafizullah Pahlawan
• Deputy Governor	Maulvi Sahib Abdul Wali Atqani
• Police Chief	Huzaifa Sahib
Area
• Total	20,797.6 km2 (8,030.0 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,129,528
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code	18XX
ISO 3166 code	AF-FYB

Faryab (Dari: فاریاب) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, which is located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. It has a population of about 1,109,223,^[4] which is multi-ethnic and mostly a tribal society.^[5] The province encompasses 15 districts and over 1,000 villages. The capital of Faryab province is Maymana. It also borders Jowzjan Province, Sar-e Pol Province, Ghor Province and Badghis Province.

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