Jowzjan Province
Jowzjan
جوزجان | |
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| Jowzan Province | |
Landscape of Jowzjan | |
Map of Afghanistan with Jowzjan highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′N 66°00′E / 36.75°N 66.00°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Capital | Sheberghan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Gul Haidar Shafiq (Taliban) |
| • Deputy Governor | Maulvi Gul Mohammad |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,798.3 km2 (4,555.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 613,481 |
| • Density | 51.9974/km2 (134.673/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| Postal code | 19xx |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-JOW |
| Main languages | Dari Pashto Turkmen Uzbek |
Jowzjan (Pashto, Dari: جوزجان), also known as Jawzjan or Jozjan, and historically known as Gowzgan or Guzgan, is one of the 34 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 613,481 residents, which is a multi-ethnic society. Sheberghan is the capital of Jowzjan province.