Afghanistan Genealogy
Guide to Afghanistan ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Country Information[edit | edit source]
Afghanistan (/æfˈɡænɪstæn, æfˈɡɑːnɪstɑːn/ (About this sound listen); Pashto/Dari: افغانستان, Pashto: Afġānistān [avɣɒnisˈtɒn, ab-],[10] Dari: Afġānestān [avɣɒnesˈtɒn]), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia.
Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and in the far northeast, China. Its territory covers 652,000 square kilometers or 252,000 sq miles and much of it is covered by the Hindu Kush mountain range, which experience very cold winters.
Afghanistan's location made it an important trade route and it is home to many different ethnic groups. The north consists of fertile plains, whilst the south-west consists of deserts where temperatures can get very hot in summers. Kabul serves as the capital and its largest city.
Getting Started[edit | edit source]
Getting Started with Afghanistan ResearchLinks to articles on getting started with Afghanistan research. |
Afghanistan Research ToolsLinks to articles and websites that assist in Afghanistan research.
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Afghanistan Map[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Afghanistan.
Provinces[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is administratively divided into thirty-four (34) provinces (welayats):
- Badakhshan Province
- Badghis Province
- Baghlan Province
- Balkh Province
- Bamian Province
- Daykondi Province
- Farah Province
- Faryab Province
- Ghazni Province
- Ghowr Province
- Helmand Province
- Herat Province
- Jowzjan Province
- Kabol Province
- Kandahar Province
- Kapisa Province
- Khowst Province
- Konar Province
- Kondoz Province
- Laghman Province
- Lowgar Province
- Nangarhar Province
- Nimruz Province
- Nurestan Province
- Oruzgan Province
- Paktia Province
- Paktika Province
- Panjshir Province
- Parvan Province
- Samangan Province
- Sar-e Pol Province
- Takhar Province
- Vardak Province
- Zabol Province
FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
- Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
