ii. Modern Province
Baḡlān is a province (welāyat) of northeastern Afghanistan which covers 17,106 km2. It is presently (1363 Š./1984) divided into five districts (woloswālī) and four subdistricts (ʿalāqadārī). The main town and provincial center is Baḡlān and three more localities within the province have urban status (Pol-e Ḵomrī, Nahrīn, and Dahān-e Ḡōrī, recently renamed Šahīd Nyāz Gol).
The province of Baḡlān was created in 1343 Š./1964 out of the former province of Qaṭaḡan.
See Table 10 and Table 11 for compilation of main available data about present population and land use in the province, districts, and subdistricts.
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Balland, Daniel. "BAḠLĀN ii. Modern province.." Encyclopaedia Iranica. https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/baglan-district-and-town-of-afghanistan/ba%e1%b8%a1lan-ii-modern-province/