Baghlan

This article is about the city. For the province, see Baghlan Province.

Baghlan بغلان
Baghlan Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°7′58″N 68°42′0″E / 36.13278°N 68.70000°E / 36.13278; 68.70000Coordinates: 36°7′58″N 68°42′0″E / 36.13278°N 68.70000°E / 36.13278; 68.70000
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Baghlan Province
Elevation	1,732 ft (528 m)
Population (2006)
• Total	119,607
	^[1]
Time zone	+ 4.30

"Interior of the palace of Shauh Shujah Ool Moolk, Late King of Cabul"

History of Afghanistan

Timeline

Ancient

Indus valley civilization	2200–1800 BC
Oxus civilization	2100–1800 BC
Aryans	1700–700 BC
Median Empire	728–550 BC
Achaemenid Empire	550–330 BC
Seleucid Empire	330–150 BC
Maurya Empire	305–180 BC
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom	256–125 BC
Parthian Empire	247 BC–224 AD
Indo-Greek Kingdom	180–130 BC
Indo-Scythian Kingdom	155–80? BC
Kushan Empire	135 BC – 248 AD
Indo-Parthian Kingdom	20 BC – 50? AD
Sasanian Empire	230–651
Kidarite Kingdom	320–465
Hephthalite Empire	410–557

Medieval

Kabul Shahi	565–879
Principality of Chaghaniyan	7th–8th centuries
Rashidun Caliphate	652–661
Umayyads	661–750
Abbasids	750–821
Tahirids	821–873
Saffarids	863–900
Samanids	875–999
Ghaznavids	963–1187
Ghurids	before 879–1215
Seljuqs	1037–1194
Khwarezmids	1215–1231
Ilkhanate	1258–1353
Chagatai Khanate	1225–1370
Khiljis	1290–1320
Karts	1245–1381
Timurids	1370–1507
Arghuns	1479–1522
Mughals	1501–1738
Safavids	1510–1709
Afsharids	1738-1747

Modern

Hotaki Empire	1709–1738
Durrani Empire	1747–1826
Emirate of Afghanistan	1826–1919
Kingdom of Afghanistan	1919–1973
Republic of Afghanistan	1973–1978
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan	1978–1992
Islamic State of Afghanistan	1992–2001
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	1996–2001
Interim/Transitional Administration	2001–2004
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	since 2004

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Baghlan (Persian/Pashto: بغلان Baġlān) is a city in northern Afghanistan, in the eponymous province, Baghlan Province. It is located three miles east of the Kunduz River, 35 miles south of Khanabad, and about 500 metres above sea level in the northern Hindu Kush.

History

Baghlan grew as an urban centre in the 1930s as a result of a new road from Kabul across the Kunduz River.^[2]

Baghlan was the capital of the defunct Qataghan Province of northeastern Afghanistan, prior to the controversial 1964 dissolution.

Economy

Baghlan is the center of sugar beet production in Afghanistan. Cotton production and cotton manufacturing are also important in the region.

Demographics

The population was estimated at about 20,000 in 1960 and about 24,410 in 1963, an increase of 22.05% over three years. In 1965 the estimate was 92,432, an increase of 278.66% in two years. Its population was estimated to be 146,000 Urban and 616,500 Rural in 2011, of which 52% were Tajiks, 20% were Pashtuns, 15% Hazara, 12% Uzbek and 1% Tatar.^[3]

2007 Bombing

Main article: 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing

On 6 November 2007, a suicide bombing targeted a sugar factory in Baghlan during a visit by members of the National Assembly of Afghanistan. Up to 100 people have been reported killed, including six legislators. One of the victims that was killed was Hajji Muhmmad Arif Zarif an MP from the Kabul province.

References

Notes

↑ http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Baghlan%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf
↑ D. Balland; X. de Planhol. "BAGÚLAÚN". In Ehsan Yarshater. Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). United States: Columbia University. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
↑ "Program for Culture and Conflict Studies" (PDF).

Sources

Dupree, Nancy Hatch (1977): An Historical Guide to Afghanistan. 1st Edition: 1970. 2nd Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Afghan Tourist Organization.
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External links

World Gazetteer - City Information

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