Zabul Province
Zabul
زابل | |
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Pashto |
Zabul (
Geography
Zabul borders
The province covers an area of 17293 km2. Two-fifths of the province is mountainous or semi mountainous terrain (41%) while more than one quarter of the area is made up of flat land (28%).
The primary ecoregion of the province is the central Afghan mountains xeric woodlands. Common vegetation is listed as dry shrub-land and
Transportation
In 2006, the province's first airstrip was opened near
Zabul Province is bisected by
On 4 September 2016, at least 38 people were killed and 28 were injured during the
Healthcare
The percentage of households with clean drinking water increased from 0% in 2005 to 32% in 2011. The percentage of births attended to by a skilled birth attendant increased from 1% in 2005 to 5% in 2011.[citation needed]
Education
The overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) increased from 1% in 2005 to 19% in 2011.[citation needed] The overall net enrollment rate (6–13 years of age) fell from 31.3% in 2005 to 5% in 2011.[citation needed]
Demographics
As of 2021, the total population of the province is about 391,150,.
60.8% of the population lived below the national
Zabul is by many indications one of Afghanistan's most conservative provinces.[11]
Districts
District | Capital | Population (2021)[4] | Area | Pop. density |
Notes |
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Arghandab | 36,934 | 1,490 | 25 | 100% Pashtun.[12] Sub-divided in 2005 | |
Atghar | 14,059 | 458 | 31 | 100% Pashtun.[13] | |
Daychopan |
44,508 | 1,491 | 30 | 100% Pashtun.[14] | |
Kakar | 27,234 | 981 | 28 | 99% Pashtun, 1% Hazara.[15] Created in 2005 within Arghandab District Also known as Khak-e-Afghan Province. | |
Mezana | 21,623 | 1,079 | 20 | 100% Pashtun.[16] | |
Naw Bahar | 24,534 | 1,137 | 22 | 100% Pashtun.[17] Created in 2005 from parts of Shamulzayi and Shinkay Districts | |
Qalat | Qalat |
44,928 | 1,914 | 23 | 95% Pashtun, 5% Tajik.[18] |
Shah Joy |
79,889 | 1,878 | 43 | 100% Pashtun.[19] | |
Shamulzayi | 36,515 | 3,295 | 11 | 100% Pashtun.[20] | |
Shinkay | 31,911 | 1,861 | 17 | 100% Pashtun.[21] | |
Tarnak Aw Jaldak | 22,214 | 1,434 | 15 | 100% Pashtun.[22] | |
Zabul | 384,349 | 17,472 | 22 | 99.4% Pashtuns, 0.6% Tajiks, <0.1% Hazaras.[note 1] |
- ^ Note: "Predominantely" or "dominated" is interpreted as 99%, "majority" as 70%, "mixed" as 1/(number of ethnicities), "minority" as 30% and "few" or "some" as 1%.
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Sports
The province is represented in Afghan domestic cricket by the Zabul Province cricket team.
Gallery
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Children in Arghandab
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A bridge on the Kabul–Kandahar Highway
Notable people
- Alauddin Khalji
- Mullah Omar
- Mullah Yaqoob Akhund
- Rustam-I-Pahlavan
- Jalauddin Khilji
- Sohrab
- Sām
- Zal
- Tegin Shah
See also
References
- ^ 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 c d "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.
- ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Central Afghan Mountains xeric woodlands". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
- ^ First Airstrip in Zabul Province, USAID
- ^ Online, Asia Time. "Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan". www.atimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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- ^ "Conservative of Zabul Province" (PDF). reliefweb.int. Retrieved 17 Dec 2022.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Arghandab" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Atghar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Daychopan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Kakar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Mezana" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Naw Bahar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Qalat" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Shah Joy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Shamulzayi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Shinkay" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Kandahar - DISTRICT PROFILE Tarnak Aw Jaldak" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27.