Urozgan Province

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Province
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:Southern_Afghanistan
gptkbp:area 11,000 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Helmand_Province
gptkb:Daykundi_Province
gptkb:Zabul_Province
gptkb:Ghazni_Province
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Tirin_Kot
gptkbp:climate Semi-arid
Cold winters
Hot summers
gptkbp:cultivation Barley
Fruits
Wheat
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Folklore
Traditional music
Rich_Pashtun_culture
gptkbp:demographics Predominantly rural population
Youthful population
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Livestock
Opium production
gptkbp:education Limited access to education
gptkbp:elevation 1,500 m
gptkbp:established 2004
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Mountainous_terrain
gptkbp:governmentType Provincial government
gptkbp:governs Mohammad Omar Sherzad
gptkbp:healthcare Limited healthcare facilities
gptkbp:historicalEvent Taliban_control
Conflict_during_the_Soviet_invasion
Post-2001_reconstruction_efforts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Strategic_location_in_Afghanistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Urozgan Province
gptkbp:infrastructure Underdeveloped
gptkbp:internationalRelations Aid from NGOs
Support from foreign governments
gptkbp:language Dari
Pashto
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:majorCities gptkb:Tirin_Kot
Chora
Deh_Rawud
Khas_Urozgan
gptkbp:majorIndustry gptkb:Pashtun
Tajik
Hazaras
gptkbp:naturalResources Minerals
Water resources
gptkbp:population approximately 400,000
gptkbp:registration UZ
gptkbp:security Challenging due to conflict
gptkbp:timeZone UTC+4:30
gptkbp:tourism Limited due to security issues
gptkbp:transportation Difficult terrain
gptkbp:waterSource Rivers
Streams
gptkbp:wildlife Endangered species
Diverse species