Ghor Province

Ghōr
غور
Province
From the top, Minaret of Jam, Chaghar Sadeh District, Ghor Valley
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Map of Afghanistan with Ghor highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 34°N 65°E / 34°N 65°E / 34; 65
Country Afghanistan
CapitalChaghcharan
Government
 • GovernorAhmad Shah Din Dost
 • Deputy GovernorMaulvi Shams Ullah Tariqat
 • Police ChiefHanif Abada
Area
 • Total
36,657.42 km2 (14,153.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
777,882
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30
Postal code
32XX
ISO 3166 codeAF-GHO
Main languagesDari, Pashto

Ghōr, also spelled Ghowr or Ghur (Dari: غور), is one of the thirty-four 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.

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