Pashtun Valley: Ghore Province of Afghanistan

Ghor also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of

Afghanistan

. It is located in central Afghanistan, towards the north-west. The capital of Ghor is Chaghcharan. The name "Ghor" is a cognate to Avestan gairi-, Sanskrit giri- and Middle Persian gar, in modern Persian koh-, Sogdian gor-/gur-, in later developed Bactrian language as g´wrao- (also paravata), meaning "mountain", in modern Pashto as ghar-, in Pamir languages as gar- and ghalcca- ("mountain").

History;

Mandesh is the historical name by which the mountain region of Ghor was called E.J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, Volume 7 by Martijn Theodoor Houtsma .

Geography;

Ghor occupies the end of the Hindu Kush Mountains. Ghor is 2,500m above sea level and heavy snowfalls often block many of its rugged passes from November to April. It is also a drought-prone area in the summer.

Districts;

Chaghcharan

Charsada

Dawlat Yar

Du Layna

Lal Wa Sarjangal

Pasaband

Saghar

Shahrak

Taywara

Tulak

Population;