Aybak ایبک | |
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  Aybak Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°09′22″N68°02′52″E / 36.1560°N 68.0478°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Samangan Province |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Aybak District is a district in Samangan Province, Afghanistan. It contains the town of Aybak which serves as the provincial capital of Samangan. The population in 2019 was estimated to be 116,281. [1]
Samangan is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located north of the Hindu Kush mountains in the central part of the country. The province covers 11,218 square kilometres (4,331 sq mi) and is surrounded by Sar-e Pol Province in the west, Balkh in the north, Baghlan in the east, and Bamyan in the south.
Khulm or Khulmi is a district of Samangan province, Afghanistan. Its capital lies at Kholm. In 2019 the estimated population was 81,234.
Aybak is a provincial town, medieval caravan stop, and the headquarters of the Samangan Province in the district of the same name in the northern part of Afghanistan. As an ancient town and major Buddhist centre during the 4th and 5th centuries under the then Kushan rulers, it has the ruins of that period at a place known now as Takht-i-rustam, which is located on a hill above the town.
Baghlani Jadid, is a district of Baghlan Province in northern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 119,607.
Dushi district is located in the central part of Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. It lies on the major Kabul-Kunduz highway. The population of the district was estimated to be around 57,160 in 2004. Hazaras are around 60% of the population and make up the majority in the district, followed by Tajiks (39%). The centre of the district is Dushi. Dushi was considered contested between the Afghan Government and the Taliban in late 2018.
Hazrati Sultan District is a district in Samangan Province, Afghanistan. It is also locally known as Azrat Sultan. In 2019 the estimated population was 45,962.
Khuram Wa Sarbagh District is a district in Samangan Province of Afghanistan. It has an estimated population of around 50,000 people.
Ruyi Du Ab District is a district in Samangan Province, northern Afghanistan. The estimated population in 2019 was 50,661.
Baba Qanbar is a village in Samangan Province, in northern Afghanistan. It is located in an isolated part of Samangan Province in a valley framed by rugged mountains all around it. It is located approximately 50 kilometres southeast of Samangan (Aybak). Fields are located around the village in an otherwise barren area to provide the locals with a food supply.
Balahesar is a village in Samangan Province, in northern Afghanistan. It is located approximately 80 kilometres southwest of Samangan (Aybak).
Aibak may refer to:
Feroz Nakhchir District is a district of Samangan Province, Afghanistan. It formerly belonged to Balkh Province and shifted in 2005. The estimated population in 2019 was 14,494.
Aybak, Afghanistan may refer to
Samangan may refer to:
Ahmad Khan Samangani was an Afghan member of parliament and a commander of the Junbish-i Milli. He was the target of and killed in a suicide attack on 14 July 2012. Samangani was a known anti-Taliban commander and politician.
Takht-e Rostam or Stupa of Takht-e Rostam is a stupa Buddhist monastery complex 2 km south of the town of Haibak, Afghanistan. Built in the 3rd-4th century AD while the area was part of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom the complex is carved entirely from the bedrock and "consists of five chambers, two of them sanctuaries. One of them has a domed ceiling with an elaborate lotus leaf decoration. On an adjacent hill is the stupa, surmounted by a harmika, with several more rough caves around the base. A hoard of Ghaznavid coins was found by chance in one of the caves."
Aybak, also transliterated as Aibak, Aibek, or Aybeg may refer to:
Dara-i Sufi Payin District is a district in Samangan Province, Afghanistan, and it has an eponymous district center. It was created in 2005 from Darah Sof District.
Dara-i Sufi Bala District is a district in Samangan Province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from Darah Sof District.
On November 30, 2022, a bombing of a madrasa in Aybak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan killed 17 people and injured 26 others. The majority of those killed were children. No group claimed responsibility.
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