Takhar Province

Takhar (Dari/Pashto: تخار) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeast of the country next to Tajikistan. It is surrounded by Badakhshan in the east, Panjshir in the south, and Baghlan and Kunduz in the west. The city of Taloqan serves as its capital. The province contains 17 districts, over 1,000 villages, and approximately 1,113,173 people, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society.

This article is about the province in Afghanistan. For other uses, see Takhar (disambiguation).

Takhar
تخار
Province
From the top, Warsaj District, View from atop a hill in Khawajah Bahawuddin, Darqad District
Map of Afghanistan with Takhar highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 36.7°N 69.8°E / 36.7; 69.8
Country Afghanistan
CapitalTaloqan
Government
 • GovernorMawlawi Zia ur Rahman Madani
 • Deputy GovernorHaji Kazim
 • Police ChiefHabibullah Shakir
Area
 • Total12,333 km2 (4,762 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,113,173
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code
37xx
Main languagesPersian
Websitehttp://takhar.gov.af/en/
Persian language
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