Sar-e-Pol (Pashto, Dari: سر پل; lit. 'bridge head'), also spelled Sari Pul, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It borders Ghor and Bamyan to the south, Samangan to the east, Balkh and Jowzjan to the north, and Faryab to the west. The province is divided into 7 districts and contains 896 villages. It has a population of about 632,000, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a tribal society. The province was created in 1988 with the support of northern Afghan politician Sayed Nasim Mihanparast. The city of Sar-e-Pol serves as the provincial capital.
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👉 Sar-e-Pol Province in the context of Hazarajat
Hazarajat (Dari: هزارهجات), also known as Hazaristan (Dari: هزارستان), is a mostly mountainous region in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Kuh-e Baba mountains in the western extremities of the Hindu Kush. It is the homeland of the Hazara people, who make up the majority of its population. Hazarajat denotes an ethnic and religious zone.
Hazarajat is primarily made up of the provinces of Bamyan, Daikundi, Ghazni, large parts of Ghor, and Maidan Wardak, and small parts of Sar-e-Pol, Balkh, Samangan, Uruzgan, and Parwan. The most populous towns in Hazarajat are Bamyan, Yakawlang (Bamyan), Nili (Daikundi), Lal wa Sarjangal (Ghor), Sang-e-Masha (Ghazni), Gizab (Daikundi) and Behsud (Maidan Wardak). The Kabul, Arghandab, Helmand, Farah, Hari, Murghab, Balkh, and Kunduz rivers originate from Hazarajat.
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Sar-e-Pol Province in the context of Balkh province
Balkh (Dari: ولایت بلخ, romanized: Wilāyat-e Balkh and Pashto: د بلخ ولایت, romanized: Da Balkh Wilāyat) is one of the northern provinces of Afghanistan and is widely regarded as one of the country's most historically significant and culturally rich regions. It borders Jowzjan and Sar-e-Pol to the west, Samangan to the south, Kunduz to the east, and the Surxondaryo Region of Uzbekistan to the north. The provincial capital is Mazar-i-Sharif, which functions as the main administrative, economic, and cultural center of the province.
Covering an area of approximately 16,000 square kilometers and having an estimated population of about 1.6 million people (as of 2023), Balkh is defined by its fertile plains in the Kunduz River basin and its proximity to the northern Afghan steppe, which contrasts with the mountainous regions further south. The province contains numerous archaeological sites and ancient cities, including the historic city of Balkh, which was a major center of trade, religion, and learning in antiquity, often referred to as the "mother of cities".
Sar-e-Pol Province in the context of Bamyan Province
Bamyan (Pashto, Dari: بامیان), also spelled Bamiyan, Bāmīān or Bāmyān, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan with the city of Bamyan as its center, located in central parts of Afghanistan.
The terrain in Bamyan is mountainous or semi-mountainous, at the western end of the Hindu Kush mountains concurrent with the Himalayas. The province is divided into eight districts, with the town of Bamyan serving as its capital. The province has a population of about 495,557 and borders Samangan to the north, Baghlan, Parwan, and Maidan Wardak to the east, Ghazni and Daikundi to the south, and Ghor and Sar-e-Pol to the west. It is the largest province in the Central region of Afghanistan.
Sar-e-Pol Province in the context of Sar-e-Pol, Afghanistan
Sar-e-Pol (Pashto, Dari: سر پل; lit. 'bridge head'), or Sari Pul, historically known as Anbar (Pashto, Dari: انبر), is a city in northern Afghanistan serving as the capital Sar-e-Pol Province. The city is within Sar-e-Pol District and sits at an elevation of about 2,155 ft (657 m). Its distance from Kabul is about 349 km (217 mi). The historic Imam Yahya Shrine is located in the eastern part of the city.