Panjshir Province

Panjshir پنجشیر
Province
Clockwise: the Panjshir valley, the Panjshir River, the tomb of Ahmad Shah Massoud, and a Panjshir wind farm
Map of Afghanistan with Panjshir highlighted
Coordinates: 35°25′39″N 69°44′06″E / 35.42750°N 69.73500°E / 35.42750; 69.73500
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Bazarak
Government
• Governor	qari saheb asrar [1]
• Deputy Governor	Qari Asrar[2]
Area
• Total	3,771 km2 (1,456 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	172,895
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code	15XX
ISO 3166 code	AF-PAN[4]
Main languages	Dari

Panjshir (Dari: پنجشیر, literally "Five Lions," pronounced /pand͡ʒʃeːɾ/, also spelled as Panjsher) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country containing the Panjshir Valley. The province is divided into seven districts and contains 512 villages. As of 2021, the population of Panjshir province was about 173,000.

Panjshir became an independent province from neighboring Parwan Province in 2004. It is bordered by Baghlan and Takhar in the north, Badakhshan and Nuristan in the east, Laghman and Kapisa in the south, and Parwan in the west.