Farah-Chakansur Province Explained

Farah-Chakansur Province is a defunct province of Afghanistan. In 1863, Sher Ali Khan formed the province of Farah and separated it from Herat and Kandahar. Formerly Farah had been subject to Herat, but instead he made it a separate province and gave it to his cousin, Sardar Mohammad Afzal (not to be confused with Mohammad Afzal Khan.)[1] In 1964 it was divided into Farah Province and Nimruz Province.[2] The former province's capital was Farah.

The province was divided into seven districts:

  1. Farah
  2. Lash Wa Juwain
  3. Chakhansur
  4. Posht-i Rud
  5. Bakwa
  6. Gulistan
  7. Shahiwan
Conventional Long Name:Farah-Chakansur Province
Common Name:Farah-Chakansur
Subdivision:Province
Nation:Afghanistan
S1:Farah Province
S2:Nimruz Province
Capital:Farah
Government Type:Province
Year Start:1863
Year End:1964
Today:Afghanistan

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government and Society in Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Abd Al-Rahman Khan – Kakar History Foundation. 2021-12-04. en-US.
  2. Book: Adamec, Ludwig W.. Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan, Vol. 2: Farah and Southwestern Afghanistan. Branch. India Army General Staff. 1973. Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. 978-3-201-00857-0.