Baghlan

Inhabited since ancient times with important Buddhist ruins including Surkh Kotal fire temple.

Northern Afghanistan with diverse terrain from plains to mountains.

Sugar beet production, coal mining, agriculture.

Ethnically diverse: Tajik, Pashtun and Uzbek communities.

Baghlan University.

Important northern province connecting Kabul to Central Asia.

Surkh Kotal Kushano-Bactrian temple, coal mines, Pul-e Khumri dam.