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Helmand (Pashto/Dari: هلمند; / ˈ h ɛ l m ə n d / HEL-mənd [4]), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, [5] is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, in the south of the country. It is the largest province by area, covering 58,584 square kilometres (20,000 sq mi) area.
Historical provinces of Afghanistan. During Afghanistan's history it had a number of provinces in it. It started out as just Kabul, Herat, Qandahar, and Balkh but the number of provinces increased and by 1880 the provinces consisted of Balkh, Herat, Qandahar, Ghazni, Jalalabad, and Kabul. [5]
Region HDI (2021) Medium human development 1 Central (Kabul, Wardak, Kapisa, Logar, Parwan, Panjshir) 0.550 Low human development 2 North (Samangan, Sar-e-Pul, Balkh, Jawzjan, Faryab) 0.497 - Afghanistan (average) 0.478: 3 South East (Ghazni Paktya Paktika Khost) 0.476 4 Central Highlands (Bamyan, Daykundi) 0.472 5
An enlargeable relief map of Afghanistan. Pronunciation: Common English country name: Afghanistan; Official English country name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Afghan; Demonym(s): Afghans; Etymology: Name of Afghanistan; International rankings of Afghanistan; ISO country codes: AF, AFG, 004
Central Statistics Office of Afghanistan; Photos of Afghan cities; World Gazetteer: Afghanistan – map at archive.today (archived 2012-12-10) Wilson, Frederick E. "Transcription of Afghan Placenames to an English-style Romanization." Names 34.2 (1986): 185-197.
Afghanistan is a landlocked mountainous country located on the Iranian Plateau, [6] at the crossroads of Central Asia [7] [8] and South Asia. [9] [10] The country is the 40th largest in the world in size. Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, located in the Kabul Province. With a location at the intersection of major trade ...
Nawa-i-Barakzayi is located in the southwestern part of Afghanistan, which consists mainly of desert or semidesert land. The region is crossed by the Helmand River, which flows from the Hindu Kush to the Sistan Basin in Iran. The basin has several slightly salty lakes and marshes. Barley, corn, fruits, wheat, and poppy are grown in the Helmand ...
Pages in category "Districts of Helmand Province" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.