Talk:Provinces of Afghanistan

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Panjshir
There is now a new province, Panjshir. Roozbeh 23:39, 14 Apr 2004 (UTC)
 * I've added it to the page and created an article. Each province article needs to be updated to say 34 rather than 33 provinces. Wanna do it? :)

P.S. I indented the new provinces because the numbers need to reflect the map. Kingturtle 02:32, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)


 * I suggest you change the articles to omit the number of provinces, as this may continue. I'm just glad I hadn't been able to update the maps yet! :)  Morwen 07:20, Apr 15, 2004 (UTC)~


 * OK, i changed them all from 33 to 34. Kingturtle 08:22, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Large map
The map is so large it ruins the display of the page on Mozilla on Win2K with a 800x600 resolution and default (100%) zoom level. I guess we either need to have a smaller map or do something with the layout. Roozbeh 17:15, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)


 * Thanks to Kingturtle, it's done now. Roozbeh 17:42, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)


 * I modified the map layout again. ( Martin | talk • contribs 19:36, 7 May 2009 (UTC))
 * Nice job everybody! ( Martin | talk • contribs 19:36, 7 May 2009 (UTC))

naming conventions
Because of a recent question raised regarding this issue, I thought I would use this talk page to make this naming convention clear.

The provinces of Afghanistan are commonly spelled with a lower case p rather than an upper case P. (see for example:, , , , , , , , , , ). So in Wikipedia, we are using this protocol. Kingturtle 17:15, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Hi Kingturtle, Do the sources you cite have an consistent approach to subnational entities in general? Well, bad question. Please have a look at: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Subnational_entities I am in strong favor of having it the same for all subnational entities. Or at least as even as possible. Would like to see Afghanistan provinces joining this. Tobias Conradi 05:27, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * http://www.google.com/search?q=kandahar%20province%20-wikipedia Tobias Conradi (Talk) 02:12, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Examples for "X Province": aims.org.af ,worldbank ,militaryreporters.org ,un.org.pk ,kabul.usembassy.gov


 * Tobias, slow down and respond please. That USembassy.gov is the link I mention below about the word appearing only in the headline - EVERY major word in that headline is capitalized. Find a better example than that. Like . --Golbez 02:40, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

(Tobias called the moves of Golbez unilateral, discussion moved from User_talk:Tobias Conradi)

How are my moves any more unilateral than yours? At least I have someone familiar with Afghanistan supporting me on it. --Golbez 01:51, August 10, 2005 (UTC)


 * While there was talking about Naming conventions (subnational entities) User Special:Contributions/Golbez moved provinces of Afghanistan from the format "X Province" to "X province". Tobias Conradi (Talk) 02:01, 10 August 2005 (UTC)


 * You had voluntarily withdrawn yourself from discussion. Furthermore, Ignore all rules. Standards exist as guideline - not law. You did not answer my question, either. I will not revert you at this moment, but if this continues, one of us will have to start a RfC on the other. Your move. --Golbez 02:08, August 10, 2005 (UTC)


 * Tobias, that google search did not help you one bit. In order of the first ten: #1 has it caps; #2 and #3 only have it caps in the headline, in the article itself it's lowercase; #4 has it lowercase; #5 has it caps; #6 has it lowercase; #7 is a Wikipedia mirror; #8 has it lowercase; #9 is a Wikipedia mirror; and #10 only has it caps in the headline, no usage in the body so a true evaluation can't be made. Let's go to the next ten! #11 is caps; #12 is lowercase; #13 is caps in headline, lowercase in body; #14 is caps; #15 is caps but is a map header so I would discount it, since one expects those to be uppercase; #16 is caps; #17 is lowercase; #18 is lowercase; #19 is lowercase; #20 is lowercase.


 * So, of the top 20 google results to the query YOU gave, two were Wikipedia mirrors; six used caps exclusively; three use caps in header and lowercase in body; eight use lowercase; and one is inconclusive (#10). I would say the lowercase-in-body ones count as lowercase, but even if you don't count those, lowercase wins. Shall I move to the next ten? Caps, Lower, Lower, Lower, Caps, Lower (note the last two were on the same UN site; it seems to alternate at will), Lower, Caps, Caps, and unusable (appears only in total capitalization "PROVINCE", or as a single word; it's a map). That ups the tally by 4 for caps and 5 for lower. Next ten! Lower, Lower, CapsHead/LowerBody, Wiki mirror, Lower, Caps, Caps, Lower, Lower, Caps. Three more for caps, one wiki mirror, five lower case, and 1 that errs towards lower case.


 * I could go on. The point is, there is no specific standard, but using lower case is most likely the least offensive method at present. And remember - You moved them to the capitalized names in the first place. Based on these google results, you shouldn't have done that. --Golbez 02:30, August 10, 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm awaiting a response, Tobias. I thank you, by the way, for confining your reverts to Afghanistan and not touching that I'm doing on Brazil. --Golbez 03:44, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

I'm going to say this and then get back to work. When this all started, Tobias, you asked: "Do the sources you cite have an consistent approach to subnational entities in general?" The correct answer, I hope, is no. No one cares about other provinces unless directly relevant.
 * last sentence is WRONG. Tobias Conradi (Talk) 17:43, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * So you care? OK. Sorry. But, if you care, then that means you care about other articles that aren't directly relevant to this one, so I don't see how that helps. --Golbez 17:47, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

What about moving these provinces to "X". Simply that. Paktia. Bamiyan. Kandahar (province. Etc. If you have an objection, please state it, without using google. (Google gives 15300 results for "paktia province" -wikipedia; and 15200 results for paktia afghanistan -wikipedia -province. In other words, a complete dead heat) I would prefer "X province" but I just want to see what your comment on this is. --Golbez 15:44, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * try to determine how many disambigs will be needed in the future. Otherwise I don't know why not having them at X. But I think they are called Velayat-Kandahar. Some names might be derived from tribes, cities, ancient regions etc. Maybe we try to add name etymologies for every province before moving. Tobias Conradi (Talk) 17:43, 17 August 2005 (UTC)


 * That's OK, I don't want to do "X" anymore, I want "X province". Also, we don't have to care about future disambigs, we can move articles as needed. --Golbez 17:47, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

Dubious borders
According to this map the Eastern part of the territory of Balkh Province belongs to Samangan Province. Does anyone know who is right?--Cruccone (talk) 13:09, 13 July 2005 (UTC)


 * There's also an error in giving part of Parvan to Kapisa. I'm going to try to redo the map, adding the two new provinces. Check back in a week or so. --Golbez 06:57, July 15, 2005 (UTC)


 * Or a month. :) --Golbez 02:44, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

Name
Based on some chat (like that above), I've moved all the articles, except Badakhshan (since that also describes a region), to "X province". Most were at "X Province". If anyone thinks they should be named WITHOUT the "province" name, go for it, just helpfully explain why here please. Thanks! --Golbez 13:08, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

Missing provinces?
I notice Paktia province is a broken link, but google cache shows a page used to exist for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paktia_Province

Why was it deleted? Does it no longer exist? If so why is it still listed as one of the "34" provinces of Afghanistan?

I'm guessing the person who removed it gave a reason somewhere, but I do not know how to find it.

--201.218.111.148 22:49, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Must have been a Wiki hiccup, because it's there. I've been hearing occasional reports of articles "disappearing", only to be there by the time someone else looks. It's a technical issue, not a human one. :) --Golbez 23:38, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Can't see it neither, but when editing content is there. I use classic skin. Had the same issue yesterday with another page. For me this is the first time. Tobias Conradi (Talk) 02:00, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Provinces Template
I added the template at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_Afghanistan_Province

Usage:

Example:

Populaion and Area (2002) can be found at: http://www.statoids.com/uaf.html Coordinates for the Capital City: http://www.tageo.com/index-e-af.htm

User: Asfandyar

Daikondi & Orūzgān
Are the sizes of these provinces correctly shown?


 * So far as I can tell, why? --Golbez 01:18, 21 November 2006 (UTC)


 * This site shows the area of Daikondi is abot 8000Km Square. The area for Bamyan is 14,175 km². Now on the map they look the same size. Also Orūzgān seems smaller than the area mentioned in the site. -- Asfandyar 02:07, 21 November 2006 PST (UTC-8)


 * If you can find a better map, I'll check it out, but the source map I used indicated these borders, so either the map was wrong, or Statoids is. --Golbez 10:57, 21 November 2006 (UTC)


 * A source favoring my map: (note it's from an Afghan government site). --Golbez 11:03, 21 November 2006 (UTC)


 * The page Oruzgan_Province says that Gizab District has been given back to Oruzgan. It was added Daykundi Province in 2004 but given back to Oruzgan in 2006. This might need to verified and all relevant should be modified, if needed. -- Asfandyar


 * It was later re-verified that Gizab District has never given back to Oruzgan Province. It still stays in Daykundi Province. jlog3000 (talk) 21:32, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Languages & Table
Hi guys, do u think we could spare a bit of room on the table to show what the majority language is in each province? i.e A southern province like Helmand mostly speaks Pashto whilst a northerly one like Badakhshan mostly speaks Dari. I'd add it myself but I'm not to good with tables on this. Ryan4314 10:16, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Post the data in this TALK page, and maybe I can put in the chart for you. Kingturtle 14:06, 7 November 2007 (UTC)


 * How bizarre, I added the languages to the table just 6 hours before you posted, I assumed nobody had read my request lol Ryan4314 16:58, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

دکنرولایت یا اسعد اباد
به اسداباد کنړولایت کی اوس مهال داسی ظلم روان هغه خلک چی لسانس دی اولوړی زندکړی کړی دی خو بی له وظیفی باتی کیری علت یی دادی چی واسطه اوبیسه نه لری دیدی به هقله که کوم لازم کار اوشی نودیره مهربانی  به وی سیدولی همدرد walizaad2@gmail.com wal.zaad12@yahoo.com cell nombar:0093700983393 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.205.198.74 (talk) 06:51, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Urozgan province in Central Afghanistan?
According to the table, seven provinces (nos. 11, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 29) make up Central Afghanistan: six (nos. 15 to 29) are in one cluster - but no. 11 (Urozgan) is not even contiguous, being separated from the cluster by nos. 10 (Daykundi - SW Afghanistan) and 16 (Ghazni - SE Afghanistan)! So is Urozgan really in Central Afghanistan? (The article on Urozgan doesn't specify that it's in CA.) Or is Daykundi incorrectly shown as SWA, but it should be CA? If so, at least the boundary for CA would be one group, not two as at present.

Prisoner of Zenda (talk) 06:45, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

According to the Districts of Afghanistan page, Urozgan province is in SWA. (BTW, on the DoA page it's Oruzgan ... why can't there be one spelling used consistently?)

Prisoner of Zenda (talk) 08:43, 5 March 2014 (UTC)


 * The table has been amended so that CA now consists of 6 provinces (20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29), and Oruzgan/Urozgan (11) is now part of SWA, along with Nimruz (3), Helmand (7), and Daykundi (10). All good! Prisoner of Zenda (talk) 10:30, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

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Attention
Can anyone please fix my destruction for Kandahar Province? I cleared some characters but do not remember what they are. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE AREAS FOR PROVINCES BECAUSE THEY ARE THE EXACT NUMBERS OF PROVINCES AREA AND IS TAKEN FROM SCHOOL (Geography - Year 12) BOOK WHICH PUBLISHED BY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZakiFrahmand1 (talk • contribs) 02:44, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I fixed the 'destruction', but kept your area stats as they are. So now the table is stable again. However, maybe you can help me with some things. Where can I find information about the lower sub-division units (i.e.: sub-districts and villages) after the districts within each province of Afghanistan? jlog3000 (talk) 02:51, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I neither have a book about the sub-districts of Afghanistan nor know know one to tell you but I will be looking for one and notify you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZakiFrahmand1 (talk • contribs) 02:59, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Understood. But please do once you find any source to keep me posted. jlog3000 (talk) 03:07, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Names of provinces on map
The links of the provinces on the map overlap on certain devices, making it difficult to click on the one you want to. Can someone fix this? Thanks! :D Epicperson12 (talk) 18:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC)