Badghis Province
Badghis
بادغیس | |
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Bādghīs (
Geography
Badghis Province is located in the isolated hills of northwestern
The province is very windy; the name "Badghis" is a corruption of the
History
Before the Arab conquest, the province was the center of the Kingdom of Badghis, whose king Tarkhan Tirek resisted an Umayyad invasion in 709 AD. After the Arab conquest, the province was rebellious and it served as a haven for religious dissenters until about 1000 AD.[8] Badghis' excellent grasslands were used as summer pastures by the Timurid dynasty in the fifteenth century. By the late 19th century, the province was devastated by Turkmen raids.[8] In 1964, the province was carved out of portions of Herat Province and Meymaneh Province.
The province was one of the last captured by the
In January 2022, the province was struck by a
Demographics
Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) of Afghanistan estimates the population of the province to be around 559,297 in 2021.
Politics
The major political parties are:[15]
- Jamiat-e Islami (Islamic Society of Afghanistan)
- Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
- Islamic Council of Herat
At the province was a
Economy
Badghis is counted as one of the most underdeveloped of the country's thirty-four provinces.
Transportation
Badghis Province suffers from a lack of adequate transportation. A single airport exists at the provincial seat--
Healthcare
The percentage of households with clean drinking water fell from 11.6% in 2005 to 1% in 2011.[22] The percentage of births attended to by a skilled birth attendant increased from 15% in 2005 to 17% in 2011.[22] Official government figures for 2007 indicated that 17% of the Badghis population had access to safe drinking water, while only 1% of births were attended by a skilled person.[23]
Education
According to information from the education department, there are 457 schools with 75 high and the rests are primary and secondary schools. There are as many as 120,000 students, with 35% of them being female students. There is one vocational high school of agriculture and one midwife training Institute in the province as well. However, as of 2007, the overall literacy rate was only 9.5%.[23]
Districts
Badghis province is divided into seven districts.[24]
District | Capital | Population[25] | Area[26] | Pop. density |
Ethnic groups |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ab Kamari |
83,169 | 2,311 | 36 | 80% Tajiks, 20% Pashtuns.[27] | |
Ghormach | 62,311 | 1,782 | 35 | 97% Pashtuns, 2% Aimaqs, 1% Baloch.[28] | |
Jawand | 89,148 | 6,105 | 15 | Mixed Pashtuns and Tajiks.[29] | |
Muqur | 26,838 | 620 | 43 | Mixed Pashtuns and Tajiks.[30] | |
Bala Murghab | 109,874 | 4,237 | 26 | 85.6% Pashtuns, 7% Tajiks, 7% Turkmens, 0.3% Uzbeks.[31] | |
Qadis | 102,833 | 3,391 | 30 | Mixed Pashtuns and Tajiks.[32] | |
Qala i Naw |
75,410 | 841 | 90 | Sunni Hazaras, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Pashtuns, Balochs, and Turkmens.[33] | |
Badghis | 549,583 | 20,794 | 26 | Tajik, Sunni Hazaras, Pashtun, Uzbek, Turkmen, Baluch.[34] |
See also
Notes and references
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- ^ "Changing climate parches Afghanistan, exacerbating poverty". Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Badghis Provincial Overview". nps.edu. Program for Culture and Conflict Studies - Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "New Afghan Multidimensional Poverty Report | MPPN". 31 March 2019.
- ^ Bosworth, C. E.; Balland, D. "BAÚD¨GÚÈS". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. United States: Columbia University. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-12-801861-3.
- ^ ISBN 9789004183902. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Wily, Liz Alden (2004). "Glossary". Looking for Peace on the Pastures: Rural Land Relations in Afghanistan (PDF). Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. p. ii. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2018.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Badkhiz-Karabil semi-desert (PA1306)". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010.
- ^ "26 dead in twin Afghanistan earthquakes as rescuers search for survivors". The Independent. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Project Development Plan: Badghis Provincial Profile" (PDF). Afghanistan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010.
- ^ Badghis - Population, Female. "Badghis Population, Female, 2003-2013". knoema.com. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Badghis Provincial Overview". United States: Naval Postgraduate School. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018.
- ^ US soldier from Texas dies of wounds from attack in Afghanistan Archived 26 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Jan 18, 2019
- ^ a b "Background profile of Badghis province". Pajhwok Afghan News. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Provincial profile for Badghis Province" (PDF). Regional Rural Economic Regeneration Strategies (RRERS). United States: Naval Postgraduate School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2018.
- ^ Sarwar, Mustafa (5 June 2018). "Almost Two-Thirds Of Afghanistan Hit By Drought". Gandhara.
- ^ "Qala-i-Naw Airport". Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ "Ring Road Construction Restarts After Five Years". Tolo News. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Badghis Province". Civil-Military Fusion Centre. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Badghis Province In A Glance" (PDF). Afghanistan Provincial Health Profile: Situational Analysis of Provincial Health Services. MoPH HMIS Department. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Province of Badghis: A Socio-Economic and Demographic Profile" (PDF). UNFPA. 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". www.fao.org. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20051027195013/http://www.aims.org.af:80/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/western/badghis/ab_kamari/ab_kamari.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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(help) - ^ Ghormach mrrd.gov.af
- ^ Jawand mrrd.gov.af
- ^ Muqur mrrd.gov.af
- ^ Murghab mrrd.gov.af
- ^ Qadis mrrd.gov.af
- ^ Qala i Naw mrrd.gov.af
- ^ "Badghis - Program for Culture and Conflict Studies - Naval Postgraduate School". nps.edu. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
External links
- Map of Badghis Province Archived 27 October 2005 at the Wayback Machine (PDF)
- Badghis Province Overview - Slides (University of Montana)
- Afghanistan Information Management Service Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine