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Qataghan Province (Persian: قطغن) was a province of Afghanistan which became defunct in 1963, when it was divided into the current Baghlan Province, Kunduz Province, and Takhar Province.[1]
| Qataghan Province ولایت قطغن | |||||||||||
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| Province of Afghanistan | |||||||||||
| 19th century–1963 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Baghlan | ||||||||||
| Demonym | Qataghan or Qataghani | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 36°43′44″N 68°51′25″E / 36.7289°N 68.8569°E | ||||||||||
| • Type | Province | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 19th century | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1963 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Afghanistan | ||||||||||
From the 19th century to 1963 Qataghan and neighboring Badakhshan Province were united into a single province called Qataghan-Badakhshan Province. It was ruled by a single governor and was divided into two separate provinces in 1963.[1] The capital of Qataghan Province was Baghlan, now a city in the north of Baghlan Province.