Ghazni Province

Ghazni

غزني
Ghazni غزني
Province
	From the top, The Mountains of Ghazni, Minaret of Bahram Shah , Jaghori District
	Map of Afghanistan with Ghazni province highlighted
	Coordinates (Capital): 33°30′N 68°00′E / 33.5°N 68°E
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Ghazni
Government
• Governor	Muhammad Amin Jan
• Deputy Governor	Qari Gul Haider
Area
• Total	22,460 km2 (8,670 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,386,764
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code	23xx
ISO 3166 code	AF-GHA
Main languages	Pashto and Dari

Ghazni (Dari: غزنی; Pashto: غزني) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in southeastern Afghanistan.^[3] The province contains 19 districts, encompassing over a thousand villages and roughly 1.3 million people,^[4] making it the 5th most populous province. The city of Ghazni serves as the capital. It lies on the important Kabul–Kandahar Highway, and has historically functioned as an important trade center. The Ghazni Airport is located next to the city of Ghazni and provides limited domestic flights to Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.

Ghazni borders the provinces of Maidan Wardak, Logar, Paktia, Paktika, Zabul, Uruzgan, Daykundi and Bamyan.

^ Mujahid, Zabihullah [@Zabehulah_M33] (January 29, 2023). د عالیقدر امیرالمؤمنین حفظه الله د حکم په اساس لاندې ټاکنې وشوې [On the basis of the order of His Highness Amirul Momineen Hufzallah, the following appointments were made] (Tweet) (in Pashto). Retrieved 1 October 2023 – via Twitter.
^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). nsia.gov.af. National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "ḠAZNĪ – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
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[1] Mujahid, Zabihullah [@Zabehulah_M33] (January 29, 2023). د عالیقدر امیرالمؤمنین حفظه الله د حکم په اساس لاندې ټاکنې وشوې [On the basis of the order of His Highness Amirul Momineen Hufzallah, the following appointments were made] (Tweet) (in Pashto). Retrieved 1 October 2023 – via Twitter.

[2] "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). nsia.gov.af. National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[3] "ḠAZNĪ – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2021-02-22.

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