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Faryab Province of Afghanistan


Faryab is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Maymana. The majority of the population is Uzbek.

History;
Faryab is a Persian word meaning "irrigated land". The modern province is named after a town that was founded by the Sassanids and later destroyed by the invading Mongols in 1220. According to Ibn al-Nadim, medieval Islamic philosopher Al-Farabi was born in Faryab.

Demographics;
The Uzbek populations (53%) represent the majority in Faryab, followed by Tajiks (ca. 27%-30%). Other is Pashtuns (13%) and Turkmen people (ca. 4%-6%). Other sources indicate the number of Uzbeks as 60%, of Tajiks as 20%, of Pashtun and Hazaras as 10% and for Turkmen people goes the same percentage number (10%). However, the number of Pashtuns in Faryab is decreasing drastically like elsewhere in northern Afghanistan because many non-Pashtuns still take revange for the crimes of Taliban Pashtuns against non-Pashtuns.
Uzbeki is spoken by over half (53.5%) of the population. The second most frequent language is Persian (Dari), followed by Pashtu (17%), a bit more than the actual number of their population, and Turkmen language.
Around 89% of the population’s lives in rural regions, while 11% live in urban areas.

Economy;
Faryab province has been one of the more peaceful areas in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban after the U.S. invasion of 2001. Recent development projects in the province have focused on expanding the agricultural potential of the province, in particular the re-forestation of areas of the province that were denuded in the recent past.

District                                               Population

Almar    
Andkhoy                               
Bilchiragh   
Dawlat Abad                                                    39,000  
Ghormach    
Gurziwan   
Khani Chahar Bagh                                        22,000  
Khwaja Sabz Posh    
Kohistan                                                          38,200  
Maymana                                                        68,000  
Pashtun Kot                                                   159,300  
Qaramqol                                                        17,100  
Qaysar                                                            122,300  
Qurghan   
Shirin Tagab                                                    65,800

Area;
20,293 km² (7,835 sq mi)

Population;
 858,600 (2006)

Languages;
Uzbek
Dari Persian
Pashto

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