Chaghcharan
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Chaghcharan چغچران |
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 Chaghcharan
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| Coordinates: 34°31′21″N 65°15′6″E / 34.52250°N 65.25167°ECoordinates: 34°31′21″N 65°15′6″E / 34.52250°N 65.25167°E | |
| Country |
 Afghanistan
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| Province | Ghor Province |
| Elevation | 2,230 m (7,320 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 15,000 |
| • Urban | 31,266 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Chaghcharān (/tʃæɡtʃæˈrɑːn/; Persian: چغچران), also called Chakhcheran, and formerly known as Āhangarān Pashto: آهنګران), (Persian: آهنگران, is a town and district in central Afghanistan, which serves as the capital of Ghor Province. It is located on the southern side of the Hari River, at an altitude of 2,230 m above sea level. In 2014, the Government of Afghanistan formally changed the name of this town to Firuzkoh.
Chaghcharan is linked by a 380-kilometre-long highway with Herat to the west and is about the same distance from Kabul to the east and is also served by Chaghcharan Airport.
It has a population of about 15,000 who are mostly Dari speakers. However the recent data showed a population of 31,266 (in 2015). it has 1 districts and a total land area of 2,614 Hectares. The total number of dwellings in this city are 3,474.
Prior to the arrival of Islam the region's inhabitants practiced various different religions including Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Judaism. The Islamic conquest of Afghanistan by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni took place in the 10th century. After the defeat of the Ghaznavids in the 12th century the area came under the control of the local Ghurid dynasty of Ghor. The Ghurid Dynasty had its summer capital, Firozkoh nearby and they constructed the Minaret of Jam there. Today the Minaret of Jam is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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