Paktika Province (Afghanistan)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Paktika_Province_(Afghanistan)
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:province
gptkbp:area 19,482 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Paktia_Province
gptkb:Zabul_Province
gptkb:Khost_Province
gptkb:Ghazni_Province
Pakistani border
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Sharana
gptkbp:country gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:district 19
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Pashtun
gptkbp:governor Mawlawi Abdullah Mukhtar (as of 2023)
gptkbp:historicalRegion Greater Paktia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paktika Province (Afghanistan)
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code AF-PKA
gptkbp:locatedIn southeastern Afghanistan
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Urdu
Pashto
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Gomal_River
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Dila
gptkb:Nika
Barmal
Barmal District
Dila District
Gayan
Gayan District
Gomal
Gomal District
Janikhel
Janikhel District
Mata Khan
Mata Khan District
Nika District
Omna
Omna District
Sar Hawza
Sar Hawza District
Shkin
Shkin District
Terwa
Terwa District
Urgun
Waza Khwa
Waza Khwa District
Yahyakhel
Yahyakhel District
Yosuf Khel
Yosuf Khel District
Ziruk
Ziruk District
gptkbp:notableEvent 2022 earthquake
gptkbp:notableTribe gptkb:Kharoti
gptkb:Wazir
Sulaimankhel
gptkbp:population about 789,000
gptkbp:timezone UTC+4:30
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode PKA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_Waziristan_Agency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8