Qataghan Province
Defunct Afghan province
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Qataghan Province (Persian: قطغن) was a province of the Emirate of Afghanistan later Kingdom of Afghanistan which became defunct in 1963, when it was divided into the current Baghlan Province, Kunduz Province, and Takhar Province.[1]
| Qataghan Province ولایت قطغن | |||||||||||
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| Province of Afghanistan | |||||||||||
| 19th century–1963 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Baghlan | ||||||||||
| Demonym | Qataghan or Qataghani | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 36.7289°N 68.8569°E | ||||||||||
| • Type | Province | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 19th century | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1963 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Afghanistan | ||||||||||
From the 19th century to 1963 Qataghan and neighboring Badakhshan Province were united into a single province called Qataghan-Badakhshan Province. It was ruled by a single governor and was divided into two separate provinces in 1963.[1] The capital of Qataghan Province was Baghlan, now a city in the north of Baghlan Province.
Etymology
Music
Qataghani style songs were born in Qataghan Province.
Population
Large population of Qataghan people are in Baghlan, the capital of Qataghan province living into Darah Nikpai.
Economy
Mostly rice farming is practiced in the area; since 2003 people have also starting grapes farming. There are also a few gold mines in Baghlan.
See also
Further reading
- Burhanuddin Kushkaki. Rāhnamā-yi Qaṭaghan va Badakhshān. Kabul: Vizarat-i Ḥarbiyah, 1923.
- “Kataghan” in Ludwig W. Adamec. Historical and political gazetteer of Afghanistan Vol. 1. Badakhshan Province and northeastern Afghanistan. Graz: Akad. Druck- und Verl.-Anst., 1972. pp. 94–96.
