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Chaghcharan
Sign in to saveFirozkoh (Pashto, Dari: فیروزکوه), formerly called Chaghcharan (Pashto, Dari: چغچران), and historically known as Ahangaran (Pashto, Dari: آهنگران), is a city in central Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Ghor Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Chaghcharan District and has an estimated population of 129,521 people.
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Place details
- Locality
- فیروزکوه
- Region
- غور
- Country
- افغانستان
- Population
- 15,000
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
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Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Provincial capital
- Settlement.official_name
- Firozkoh
- Settlement.other_name
- Chaghcharan
- Settlement.native_name
- فیروزکوه
- Settlement.nickname
- Ahangaran
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chaghcharan bridge.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The old bridge on Hari River in 2006
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Afghanistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Afghanistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ghor
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chaghcharan
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Located in
- Ghor Province
- Population
- 15000
- Elevation
- 2280
- Capital of
- Ghor Province
- Image
- Chaghcharan bridge.jpg
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- Chaghcharan
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Encyclopedic overview
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Firozkoh (Pashto, Dari: فیروزکوه), formerly called Chaghcharan (Pashto, Dari: چغچران), and historically known as Ahangaran (Pashto, Dari: آهنگران), is a city in central Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Ghor Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Chaghcharan District and has an estimated population of 129,521 people.
Firozkoh is home to Ghor University, which is located about to the east from the city's center. The Chaghcharan Airport is located in the middle of the city.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chaghcharan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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