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Takhar

Capital Taluqan
Population 871,000
Area 12,333  km²

The mountainous province of Takhar was established in 1964 when Qataghan Province was divided into Baghlan, Kunduz, and Takhar. Its population comprises a number of diverse ethnic groups, including Tajik and Uzbek, with smaller groups of Turkmen, Pashtun, and Hazara. The Takhar River supplies water to this remote, fertile region, and a well-developed irrigation system sustains its agriculture. While cereal crops dominate the market, Takhar’s pistachio forests, destroyed by decades of war, are slowly being rehabilitated and are expected to be a main economic driver in the future. Takhar also has untapped reserves of coal, gold, and salt.

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Map of Afghanistan highlighting Takhar province


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Press Releases

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Ministries of Public Health and Finance Launch New Health Services Partnership After Signing 16 Contracts Worth $72 Million

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برنامه های انکشاف بدیل عامل تغیرات مثبت د
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