Farah Province
Farah (Dari: فراه, romanized: Farā) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southwestern part of the country next to Iran. It is a spacious and sparsely populated province, divided into eleven districts and contains hundreds of villages. It has a population of about 563,026, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural tribal society. The Farah Airport is located near the city of Farah, which serves as the capital of the province. Farah is linked with Iran via the Iranian border town of Mahirud. The province famous tourism sites include Pul Garden, New Garden, Kafee Garden, shrine of Sultan Amir and Kafer castle are from sightseeing places of Farah province
Farah
فراه | |
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Province | |
Map of Afghanistan with Farah highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Capital): 32.5°N 63.5°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Capital | Farah |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Noor Mohammad Rohani |
| • Deputy Governor | Jihadiyar Sahib |
| • Police Chief | Haji Sahib Masoom |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48,470.9 km2 (18,714.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 573,146 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| Postal code | 31XX |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-FRA |
| Main languages | Dari |
Geographically the province is approximately 48,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi), making it (comparatively) more than twice the size of Maryland, or half the size of South Korea. The province is bounded on the north by Herat, on the northeast by Ghor, the southeast by Helmand, the south by Nimroz, and on the west by Iran. It is the fourth largest province in Afghanistan by area size, but the second least densely populated province.