Jowzjan Province

Jowzjan ولایت جوزجان
Province
Map of Afghanistan with Jozjan highlighted
Coordinates: 36°45′N 66°00′E / 36.75°N 66.00°E / 36.75; 66.00Coordinates: 36°45′N 66°00′E / 36.75°N 66.00°E / 36.75; 66.00
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Sheberghan
Government
• Governor	Murad Quenili.^[1]
Area
• Total	11,798.3 km² (4,555.3 sq mi)
Population (2015)^[2]
• Total	540,255
• Density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30
ISO 3166 code	AF-JOW
Main languages	Dari Uzbeki Turkmen Pashto

Jowzjan, sometimes spelled as Jawzjan or Jozjan (Persian: ولایت جوزجان‎‎, Pashto: جوزجان ولايت‎), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. The province is divided into 11 districts and contains hundreds of villages. It has a population of about 512,100,^[3] which is multi-ethnic and mostly agriculturers. Sheberghan is the capital of Jozjan province.

History

Further information: History of Afghanistan

Between the early 16th century and mid-18th century, the area was ruled by the Khanate of Bukhara. It was conquered by Ahmad Shah Durrani and became part of the Durrani Empire in or about 1750, which formed to the modern state of Afghanistan. The area was untouched by the British during the three Anglo-Afghan wars that were fought in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Recent history

Following a series of changing allegiances and falling out with Uzbek warlord Abdul Malik Pahlawan in 1997, the Taliban withdrew from the area, but in 1998 a contingent of 8,000 Taliban troops pressed through neighboring Faryab, seizing Abdul Rashid Dostum's headquarters in Sheberghan.^[4]

NATO-trained Afghan Border Police in Sheberghan

Swedish-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), which has been based in Mazar-e-Sharif since about 2005 and responsible for four provinces including Jozjan, established an office and some troops in the province. Security situation in the province has rapidly deteriorated in 2009 and 2010. A new Turkish PRT has also been established in the province in the summer of 2010, providing security to the area which also covers Sar-e Pol. The Afghan National Security Forces (ANFS) began expanding in the last decade and gradually took over security from International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The Afghanistan-Turkmenistan border is maintained by the Afghan Border Police (ABP) while law and order for the rest of the province is provided by the NATO-trained Afghan National Police (ANP).

Although it can be regarded as a relatively secured place compared to some other provinces of Afghanistan, there is an increasing number of incidents particularly in Darzab, Qush Tepa and Fayzabad districts. The Mazar-e-Sharif-Sheberghan highway (called Aqyol) has turned into a dangerous traveling route because of militants carrying out attacks against government forces, NGO workers and civilians.

In April 2012 construction of a mega power network with power pylons carrying 500 megawatts of electricity from neighboring Turkmenistan started in the province; the project is supported by Turkmenistan and Turkey. Initial work on the $390 million project had already been completed. Turkmenistan will install power pylons over a distance of 374 kilometres on its soil toward the Afghanistan border and the project will take a year to complete.^[5] The network would supply electricity to many areas in Jozjan, Balkh, Sar-e Pol, Faryab and Kabul provinces.

Politics and governance

Further information: List of governors of Jozjan

The Governor of the province is Murad Quenili, who replaced Mohammad Aleem Sayee in July 2013. Quenili was previously a senator representing his province Jozjan in the National Assembly of Afghanistan (Afghan Parliament).^[1]

All law enforcement activities throughout the province are managed by the Afghan National Police (ANP). The police chief represents the Ministry of the Interior in Kabul. The ANP is backed by other Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), including the NATO-led forces.

Healthcare

The percentage of households with clean drinking water increased from 24% in 2005 to 44% in 2011.^[6] The percentage of births attended to by a skilled birth attendant increased from 9% in 2005 to 21% in 2011.^[6]

Education

Further information: Education in Afghanistan

The overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) fell from 31% in 2005 to 16% in 2011.^[6] The overall net enrolment rate (6–13 years of age) increased from 40% in 2005 to 46% in 2011.^[6]

Geography and demographics

Further information: Geography of Afghanistan and Demography of Afghanistan

Ethnolinguistic groups in Afghanistan

Districts of Jozjan.

Jozjan is situated in the northern part of Afghanistan, bordering Turkmenistan in the north, Balkh province in the east, Sar-e Pol province in the south and Faryab province in the west. Jozjan province covers an area of 10,326 km². More than one quarter of the province is mountainous or semi mountainous terrain (29.4%), while more than two thirds of the area is made up of flat land (68.9%). It is one of the provinces known to contain petroleum and natural gas. Mining and agriculture are the main industries.

The population of Jozjan province is about 512,100, which is multi-ethnic and mostly agriculturers.^[3] The main ethnic groups living in the province are Turkmen followed by Uzbek, Pashtun, Tajik and possibly a few others. Occasional ethnic violence are reported in the area, the last one in 2002.^[7]

The languages spoken in the province are Dari, Turkmeni, Uzbeki, and Pashto.

Districts

Districts of Jozjan Province
District	Population (2015)	Number of villages and ethnic groups
Aqcha	78,067	Sub-divided in 2005
Darzab	50,189
Fayzabad	42,482
Khamyab	14,280
Khaniqa	23,762	Created in 2005 within Aqcha District
Khwaja Du Koh	27,482
Mardyan	39,362
Mingajik	42,802
Qarqin	25,271
Qush Tepa	24,002	Created in 2005 within Sheberghan District
Sheberghan	171,556	Sub-divided in 2005

Notable people

Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani, the famous pupil of Avicenna, was from this region, hence his name
Abdul Rashid Dostum, Vice President of Afghanistan, is from Hodja Dukhu village of this province

References

1 2 "Jawzan gets new governor". Pajhwok Afghan News. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
↑ Afghanistan at GeoHive
1 2 "Settled Population of Jozjan province by Civil Division, Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13" (PDF). Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
↑ Larry P. Goodson (2001). Afghanistan's endless war: state failure, regional politics, and the rise of the Taliban. University of Washington Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-295-98050-8. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
↑ http://www.wadsam.com/power-network-in-jawzjan/
1 2 3 4 Archive, Civil Military Fusion Centre, https://www.cimicweb.org/AfghanistanProvincialMap/Pages/Jowzjan.aspx
↑ http://www.hewad.com/news2.htm

External links

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Provinces of Afghanistan

Badakhshan Badghis Baghlan Balkh Bamyan Daykundi Farah Faryab Ghazni Ghor Helmand Herat Jowzjan Kabul Kandahar Kapisa Khost Kunar Kunduz Laghman Logar Maidan Wardak Nangarhar Nimruz Nuristan Paktia Paktika Panjshir Parwan Samangan Sar-e Pol Takhar Urozgan Zabul

Districts of Afghanistan by province

Badakhshan	Arghanj Khwa Argo Baharak Darayim Maimay Nusay Fayzabad Ishkashim Jurm Khash Khwahan Kishim Kohistan Kuf Ab Kuran Wa Munjan Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shighnan Shekay Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak

Badghis	Ab Kamari Ghormach Jawand Muqur Murghab Qadis Qala i Naw

Baghlan	Andarab Baghlan Baghlani Jadid Burka Dahana i Ghuri Dih Salah Dushi Farang Wa Gharu Guzargahi Nur Khinjan Khost Wa Fereng Khwaja Hijran Nahrin Puli Hisar Puli Khumri Tala Wa Barfak

Balkh	Balkh Charbolak Charkint Chimtal Dawlatabad Dihdadi Kaldar Kholm Kishindih Marmul Mazar-e Sharif Nahri Shahi Sholgara Shortepa Zari

Bamyan	Bamyan Kahmard Panjab Sayghan Shibar Waras Yakawlang

Daykundi	Gizab Ishtarlay Kajran Khadir Kiti Miramor Nili Sangtakht Shahristan

Farah	Anar Dara Bakwa Bala Buluk Farah Gulistan Khaki Safed Lash Wa Juwayn Pur Chaman Pusht Rod Qala i Kah Shib Koh

Faryab	Almar Andkhoy Bilchiragh Dawlat Abad Gurziwan Khani Chahar Bagh Khwaja Sabz Posh Kohistan Maymana Pashtun Kot Qaramqol Qaysar Qurghan Shirin Tagab

Ghazni	Ab Band Ajristan Andar Bahrami Shahid Dih Yak Gelan Ghazni Giro Jaghori Khogyani Khwaja Umari Malistan Muqur Nawa Nawur Qarabagh Jaghatu Rashidan Waghaz Zana Khan

Ghor	Chaghcharan Charsada Dawlat Yar Du Layna Lal Wa Sarjangal Pasaband Saghar Shahrak Taywara Tulak

Helmand	Baghran Dishu Garmsir Kajaki Khanashin Lashkar Gah Musa Qala Nad Ali Nahri Saraj Nawa-I-Barakzayi Nawzad Sangin Washir

Herat	Adraskan Chishti Sharif Farsi Ghoryan Gulran Guzara Herat Injil Karukh Kohsan Kushk Kushki Kuhna Obe Pashtun Zarghun Shindand Zinda Jan

Jowzjan	Aqcha Darzab Fayzabad Khamyab Khaniqa Khwaja Du Koh Mardyan Mingajik Qarqin Qush Tepa Shibirghan

Kabul	Bagrami Chahar Asyab Deh Sabz Farza Guldara Istalif Kabul Kalakan Khaki Jabbar Mir Bacha Kot Mussahi Paghman Qarabagh Shakardara Surobi

Kandahar	Arghandab Arghistan Daman Ghorak Kandahar Khakrez Maruf Maywand Miyanishin Nesh Panjwayi Reg Shah Wali Kot Shorabak Spin Boldak Zhari

Kapisa	Alasay Hesa Awal Kohistan Hesa Duwum Kohistan Koh Band Mahmud Raqi Nijrab Tagab

Khost	Bak Gurbuz Zazi Maidan Khost (Matun) Mandozayi Musakhel Nadir Shah Kot Qalandar Sabari Shamal Spera Tani Tirazayi

Kunar	Asadabad Bar Kunar Chapa Dara Chawkay Dangam Dara-I-Pech Ghaziabad Khas Kunar Marawara Narang Aw Badil Nari Nurgal Shaigal Aw Shiltan Sirkanay Wata Pur

Kunduz	Ali Abad Archi Chahar Dara Imam Sahib Khan Abad Kunduz Qalay-I-Zal

Laghman	Alingar Alishing Dawlat Shah Mihtarlam Qarghayi

Logar	Azra Baraki Barak Charkh Kharwar Khoshi Mohammad Agha Pul-i-Alam

Nangarhar	Achin Bati Kot Bihsud Chaparhar Dara-I-Nur Dih Bala Dur Baba Goshta Hisarak Jalalabad Kama Khogyani Kot Kuz Kunar Lal Pur Momand Dara Nazyan Pachir Aw Agam Rodat Sherzad Shinwar Surkh Rod

Nimruz	Chahar Burjak Chakhansur Kang Khash Rod Zaranj

Nuristan	Bargi Matal Du Ab Kamdesh Mandol Nurgaram Paroon Wama Waygal

Paktia	Ahmadabad Tsamkani Dand Aw Patan Gardez Zazi Janikhel Lazha Ahmadkhel Sayid Karam Shwak Wuza Zadran Zurmat

Paktika	Barmal Dila Gayan Gomal Janikhel Mata Khan Nika Omna Sar Hawza Surobi Sharana Terwa Urgun Waza Khwa Wor Mamay Yahyakhel Yusufkhel Zarghun Shar Ziruk

Panjshir	Anaba Bazarak Darah Khenj Paryan Rokha Shotul

Parwan	Bagram Chaharikar Ghorband Jabul Saraj Kohi Safi Salang Sayed Khel Shekh Ali Shinwari Surkhi Parsa

Samangan	Aybak Dara-I-Sufi Balla Dara-I-Sufi Payan Feroz Nakhchir Hazarati Sultan Khuram Wa Sarbagh Ruyi Du Ab

Sar-e Pol	Balkhab Gosfandi Kohistanat Sancharak Sari Pul Sayyad Sozma Qala

Takhar	Baharak Bangi Chah Ab Chal Darqad Dashti Qala Farkhar Hazar Sumuch Ishkamish Kalafgan Khwaja Baha Wuddin Khwaja Ghar Namak Ab Rustaq Taluqan Warsaj Yangi Qala

Urozgan	Chora Deh Rawud Khas Urozgan Shahidi Hassas Tarinkot

Wardak	Chaki Wardak Day Mirdad Hisa-I-Awali Bihsud Jalrez Markazi Bihsud Maidan Shar Nirkh Saydabad

Zabul	Argahandab Atghar Dey Chopan Kakar Mizan Naw Bahar Qalat Shahjoy Shamulzayi Shinkay Tarnak Aw Jaldak

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