Samangan

	Location of Samangan. Click to see.
	Coordinates: 36°15′55″N 68°1′0″E / 36.26528°N 68.01667°ECoordinates: 36°15′55″N 68°1′0″E / 36.26528°N 68.01667°E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Samangan Province
District	Aybak District
Population (2006 (est.))
• Total	24,000
Time zone	+ 4.30

Samangan (previous: Eukratidia; then Aybak or Aibak)^[1] is the capital of Samangan Province in the northern part of Afghanistan. It was a major Buddhist centre during the 4th and 5th centuries.^[2]

The town is on the banks of the Khulm River valley below the Hindu Kush Mountains.

Many Uzbek people live in the town.

References

↑ "Introducing Samangan (Aibak)". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
↑ Clammer, Paul (2007). Afghanistan. Lonely Planet. p. 158. ISBN 978-1740596428. Retrieved 2010-10-15.

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[aibak-1] "Introducing Samangan (Aibak)". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-10-28.

[Clammer-2] Clammer, Paul (2007). Afghanistan. Lonely Planet. p. 158. ISBN 978-1740596428. Retrieved 2010-10-15.

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