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Paktika Province. Paktika (Pashto: پکتیکا) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktika has a population of about 789,000, [3] mostly ethnic Pashtuns. The town of Sharana serves as the provincial capital, while the most populous city is Urgun.
Within Afghanistan, it borders Logar Province, Ghazni Province, Paktika Province, and Khost Province, in counterclockwise order. Paktia is a largely mountainous province, with most of the population living in the central valley stretching from Ahmadkhel in the east down through Zurmat and into neighboring Paktika province.
Sharana (Pashto: ښرنه) is the capital of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It is located at an altitude of 2,200 meters. [2] Its population was estimated to be 2,200 in 2006. [3] The city of Sharana has a population of 15,651 (in 2015) [4] and is located within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns. [5]
Urgun. Urgun[pronunciation?] (Pashto: ارګون) is the main town of the Urgun District of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. With an estimated population of 10,665, [1] Urgun is the largest city of Paktika, while Urgun District, with a population of 89,718, is also the most populous district of the province. Urgun historically used to be the ...
Sharana District ( Pashto: ښرنه ولسوالۍ) or Sharan District is home to the city of Sharana, which is the capital of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The Paktika Governor's compound is in Sharana, attached to the police headquarters for the province. The district is within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns. [1]
The Afghan provinces of Paktia, Paktika and Khost, and some neighboring areas constitute the Loya Paktia region. Lōya Paktiā (Pashto: لويه پکتيا; lit. Greater Paktia) is a historical and cultural region of Afghanistan, comprising the modern Afghan provinces of Khost, Paktia, and Paktika, as well as parts of Logar [1].
Barmal District. Map of Paktika Province with the district of Barmal in peach color in the upper right. Barmal District (Pashto: برمل ولسوالۍ, Dari: ولسوالی برمل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It shares a border with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Pakistan. The Angur Ada is the official border ...
Urgun (Pashto: ارګون ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی ارگون) is a district of the remote Paktika Province in Afghanistan. Administrative seat [ edit ] The administrative seat of this district is the like-named town of Urgun , also known as Loy Urgun , meaning "Greater Urgun".