Uruzgan Province

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Province
gptkbp:area 11,000 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Helmand_Province
gptkb:Daykundi_Province
gptkb:Zabul_Province
gptkb:Ghazni_Province
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Tarin_Kowt
gptkbp:climate Semi-arid climate
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Folklore
Local handicrafts
Traditional_Pashto_culture
gptkbp:demographics Predominantly rural population
High unemployment rate
Youth population
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Livestock
Opium production
gptkbp:education Limited access to education
gptkbp:environment Water scarcity
Soil erosion
Deforestation issues
gptkbp:established 2004
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Mountainous_terrain
gptkbp:governance Provincial council
Local governance challenges
gptkbp:governs Mohammad Omar Sherzad
gptkbp:healthcare Limited healthcare facilities
gptkbp:historicalEvent U.S._military_operations
NATO_involvement
Battles_during_the_Soviet-Afghan_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Conflict_zone_during_the_War_in_Afghanistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Uruzgan Province
gptkbp:infrastructure Underdeveloped infrastructure
gptkbp:internationalRelations Humanitarian assistance
Development projects
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Tarin_Kowt
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Pashtun
Tajik
Hazaras
gptkbp:naturalResources Minerals
Water resources
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Abdul_Rashid_Dostum
Local tribal leaders
Activists for women's rights
gptkbp:officialLanguage Pashto
gptkbp:population approximately 400,000
gptkbp:security Taliban_presence
ISIL_activity
gptkbp:timeZone UTC+4:30
gptkbp:tourism Limited tourism due to security issues
gptkbp:transportation Difficult road access