Province of Afghanistan

Jowzjan (JOZJAN) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Sheberghan.

History;

Sheberghan was once a flourishing settlement along the Silk Road. In 1978, Soviet archaeologists discovered the famed Bactrian Gold in the village of Tillia Tepe outside Sheberghan. In the 13th century Marco Polo visited the city and later wrote about its honey sweet melons. Sheberghan became the capital of an independent Uzbek khanate that was allotted to Afghanistan by the 1873 Anglo-Russian border agreement.

Geography;

Jowzjan Province is situated in the Northern part of Afghanistan, bordering Turkmenistan in the north, Balkh Province in the east, Sar-e Pol Province in the south and Faryab Province in the west. The province covers an area of 10326 km2. More than one quarter of the province is mountainous or semi mountainous terrain (29.4%) while more than two thirds of the area is made up of flat land (68.9%).

Districts;

Aqcha   

Darzab    

Fayzabad    

Khamyab     

Khaniqa  

Khwaja Du Koh    

Mardyan    

Mingajik    

Qarqin    

Qush Tepa   

Shibirghan

Area;

 11,798 km² (4,555 sq mi)

Population;

 485.300 (2009)

Main languages;

 Uzbek

Persian

Pashto