Zabul Province

Zabul

زابل
Zabul زابل
Province
	Almond trees in Zabul Province
	Map of Afghanistan with Zabul highlighted
	Coordinates: 32°06′N 67°06′E / 32.1°N 67.1°E
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Qalat
Government
• Governor	Mullah Bismillah Abdullah
• Deputy Governor	Abdul Khaliq Abid
Area
• Total	17,471 km2 (6,746 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	391,150
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code	40xx
ISO 3166 code	AF-ZAB
Main languages	Pashto

Zabul (Pashto/Dari: زابل) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the south of the country. It has a population of 249,000.^[4] Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963. Historically, it was part of the Zabulistan region. Qalat serves as the capital of the province. The major ethnic group are Pashtuns. Primary occupations within Zabul are agriculture and animal husbandry.

^ ^a ^b "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". 7 November 2021.
^ Provinces of Afghanistan on Statoids.
^ "Afghanistan's Provinces – Zabul at USAID". usaid.gov. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference nsia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[azamnews-1] "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". 7 November 2021.

[statoids-2] Provinces of Afghanistan on Statoids.

[3] "Afghanistan's Provinces – Zabul at USAID". usaid.gov. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[nsia-4] Cite error: The named reference nsia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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