Ghor Province

Ghōr

غور
Ghōr غور
Province
	From the top, Minaret of Jam, Chaghar Sadeh District, Ghor Valley.
	Map of Afghanistan with Ghor highlighted
	Coordinates (Capital): 34°N 65°E / 34°N 65°E
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Chaghcharan
Government
• Governor	Ahmad Shah Din Dost
• Deputy Governor	Maulvi Shams Ullah Tariqat
• Police Chief	Hanif Abada
Area
• Total	36,657.42 km2 (14,153.51 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	777,882
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30
Postal code	32XX
ISO 3166 code	AF-GHO
Main languages	Dari, Pashto

Ghōr, also spelled Ghowr or Ghur (Dari: غور), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in the western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The province contains eleven districts, encompassing hundreds of villages, and approximately 764,472 settled people.^[5] Firuzkoh (known as “Chaghcharan” until 2014) is the capital of the province.

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^ 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.
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[1] "مولوی احمدشاه دین دوست، والی جدید غور تعیین شد | خبرگزاری وطن 24". 2 November 2021.

[2] "Afghan Teen, Sole Breadwinner for Family of 30, Waits Desperately to See if Taliban Will Help". Radiofreeeurope/Radioliberty.

[3] 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.

[4] "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). nsia.gov.af. National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

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