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Ghor Province

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Also known as Ghor, Ghowr, Ghur, Ghōr Province, Ghōr

province of Afghanistan

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Ghor Province is a region located in central Afghanistan, known for its mountainous terrain and remote location. While historically significant as part of Afghanistan's geography, it remains one of the country's less developed areas with limited infrastructure and economic resources.

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Encyclopedic overview

Ghōr (Pashto, Dari: غور) also known as Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in the western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The province contains eleven districts, encompassing hundreds of villages, and approximately 764,472 settled people. Firuzkoh (known as “Chaghcharan” until 2014) is the capital of the province.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ghor Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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