Baghlan
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| Baghlan بغلان |
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  Baghlan
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Baghlan Province |
| Elevation | 5,577 ft (1,700 m) |
| Population (2003) | |
| - Total | 61,100 |
| Time zone | + 4.30 (UTC) |
Baghlan (Persian: بغلان ; Baġlān) is a city northern in Afghanistan and in the province named after it, Baghlan Province. It is located 3 miles east of the Kunduz River, 35 miles south of Khanabad, and about 1,700 feet above sea level in the northern part of the Hindu Kush.
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[edit] History
Baghlan began as an urban centre in the 1930s due urban growth as a result of a new road from Kabul to over the Kunduz River.[1]
[edit] Economy
Baghlan is the center of beet-sugar production in the country. Cotton production and cotton manufacturing are also important in the region.
[edit] Demographics
The estimation of the population in 1960 was about 20,000 and about 24,410 in 1963, which would have been a supposed increase of 81.93% in a three year duration. The estimated population in 1965 was 92,432 which was an increase of 26.41% in two years. Tajiks, most of them originally from Parwan, Taloqan, and Mazari Sharif, make up the majority in the city of Baghlan. There is also a large number of immigrant Pashtuns that settled in Baghlan mostly originally from Kandahar and Nangarhar.[1]
[edit] 2007 Bombing
On 6th November 2007, a suicide bombing targeted a sugar factory in Baghlan during a visit by members of the National Assembly of Afghanistan. Up to 100 people have been reported killed, including six legislators.
[edit] See also
- Bibi Ayesha, female commander from Baglan
- 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing
[edit] References
- ^ a b D. Balland; X. de Planhol "BAGÚLAÚN". Encyclopædia Iranica (Online Edition). Ed. Ehsan Yarshater. United States: Columbia University. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
