Zabul Province
Zabul (Pashto: زابل) is a historic province in southern Afghanistan. Qalat is the capital. About 275,100 people live in the province. The major ethnic group is Pashtun.
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زابل | |
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 Map of Afghanistan with Zabul highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 32°06′N 67°06′E / 32.1°N 67.1°ECoordinates: 32°06′N 67°06′E / 32.1°N 67.1°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Capital | Qalat |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mullah Bismillah Abdullah[1] |
| • Deputy Governor | Abdul Khaliq Abid[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,343 km2 (6,696 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 391,150 |
| • Density | 22.5538/km2 (58.4140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-ZAB |
| Main languages | Baluchi Dari |
Districts
Zabul is surrounded by Paktika and Ghzani provinces in the east, Urozgan province in the north, Kandahar province in west and southwest, and Balochistan state of Pakistan in south.
Around 800,000 people live in Zabul. Most of them live in Shahjoi, Arghandab and Kalat city.
Almond, grapes, apricots, wheat, and vegetables are the main agricultural products of Zabul. About 80% of the people are farmers.
The current[when?] governor of Zabul province is Bissmillah Afghanmal, son of Haji Mauladad Momand, born in Kandahar in 1976.
| District | Capital | Population[5] | Area[6] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argahandab | Sub-divided in 2005 | |||
| Atghar | 13,973 | |||
| Daychopan | ||||
| Kakar | Created in 2005 within Argahandab District | |||
| Mizan | 21,162 | |||
| Naw Bahar | 21,144 | Created in 2005 from parts of Shamulzayi and Shinkay Districts | ||
| Qalat | 36,560 | |||
| Shah Joy | 71,348 | |||
| Shamulzayi | 33,351 | |||
| Shinkay | 28,344 | |||
| Tarnak Aw Jaldak | 19,017 |
Transportation
In 2006, the province's first airstrip was opened near Qalat. It was for the Afghan National Army. The airstrip is not paved.[7]
Zabul Province Media
A bull walks at the foot of a mountain near Mizan in the southeast of Zabul Province.
An Afghan National Police officer, right, stands watch over food before distributing it to families Feb. 5, 2012, in Pinzo village, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The food distribution was intended to supplement the villagers winter food reserves from the fall harvest.
Bibi Khala School in Qalat
Afghan children watch U.S. Soldiers and Airmen as they pass through their village during a dismounted patrol near Forward Operating Base Lane, Zabul Province, Aug. 6. U.S. forces assisted the local Afghan National Police in a humanitarian assistance visit to give shoes to children in Arghandab District.
A bridge on the Kabul–Kandahar Highway
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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. Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
- ↑ First Airstrip in Zabul Province Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, USAID Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
