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25-508: The Marghab River originates in the Ghor Province of central Afghanistan, on a plateau among the chain of mountains of Paropamisus , Gharjistan and Band-i Turkestan . In its higher course, the river runs from east to west, towards Mukhamedkhan, for about 300 kilometres (190 mi) in a narrow, steep valley measuring less than one kilometer in width, with narrow gorges in some places. Between Darband-i Kilrekht and Mukhammedkhan ,

50-602: A day ahead of when an Afghan National Army battalion, led by Lieutenant-General Aminullah Paktiyanai, arrived with the support of roughly 20 U.S. soldiers. In 2021, the Taliban regained control of Ghor after the 2021 Taliban offensive . Fifty people were killed in floods in the Ghor province in May 2024. As of September 2014, Chaghcharan Airport , located at the provincial capital of Chaghcharan, had regularly scheduled flights to

75-537: A few castles and other defense fortifications were also discovered in the environs of Chaghcharan . A Buddhist monastery hand-carved on the bluff of the river Harirud existed in the first centuries during the prevalence of Buddhism. The artificial caves revealed testimony of the daily life of the Buddhist monks. The rise to power of the Ghurids at Ghur, a small isolated area located in the mountain vastness between

100-513: A significant number of girls. There are also some Teacher Training Institutes in the Firuzkoh, Taywara and Lal districts. The number of high schools increased in last the 10 years and attendance in university entrance exams (Kankor) jumped from hundreds to thousands of students. Several agriculture and mechanical schools were also established. There is only one nursing school that trains young female high school graduates for midwifery and nursing that

125-628: A variety of Mahayana Buddhism persisted in the area till the end of the century. Various scholars and historians such as John McLeod attribute the conversion of the Ghauris to Islam to Mahmud Ghazni after his conquest of Ghor. Traditional Muslim historians such as Estakhri and Ibn Haukal attest to the existence of the non-Islamic enclave of Ghor before the time of Ghazni, which is attributed to converting its population to Islam. Ghor : Also called Ghoristan . The mountainous country between Hirat and Ghazni. According to Istakhri and Ibn Haukal, it

150-617: Is part of the Ministry of Public Health and run by an NGO in association with Ghor provincial hospital. As of 2020, the total population of Ghor province is about 764,472. Ghor occupies the end of the Hindu Kush mountains. Ghor is 2,500 meters 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. Football , volleyball , basketball , tennis , taekwondo and karate are all official sports of

175-487: Is the capital of the province. The ancient Indo-European , Sogdian gor- / gur- ("mountain"-) is well preserved in all Slavic gor- / gór- (goor-/gur-) , e.g.: Gorals , Goran , Goranci , Góra , Gora ..., in Iranian languages , e.g.: Gorani language , Guran (Kurdish tribe) . The Polish notation using gór- ("ó" stands for a sound between English "oo" and "u") instead of the popular gur- or ghur- preserves

200-589: The Ghaznavid Empire and the Seljukids , was an unusual and unexpected development. The area was so remote that until the 11th century, it had remained a pagan enclave surrounded by Muslim principalities. It was converted to Islam in the early part of the 12th century after Mahmud raided it, and left teachers to instruct the Ghurids in the precepts of Islam. Even then it is believed that paganism, i.e.

225-488: The Afghan government's plan to disarm regional militias, attacked Chaghcharan and took over the city in an afternoon-long siege. Eighteen people were killed or wounded in the fighting, at which point Governor Mohammed Ibrahim fled. Three days later the Afghan government announced that it would not retake Chaghcharan. Khan and Ibrahim began negotiations soon after but reached no agreement. Khan's troops left Chaghcharan on 23 June,

250-777: The Kushk lies the Saryyazy reservoir, built in 1959, and expanded in 1978. The reservoir and its surrounding area is ecologically important for birds. Reaching the oasis of Mary , the Marghab mingles its waters with those of the Karakum Canal , a diversion of water from the Amu Darya . The flow of Marghab was observed during 50 years (1936–85) at Tagtabazar , a location in Turkmenistan about 30 kilometres (19 mi) after

275-430: The Marghab crosses the western part of Band-i Turkestan, and then runs toward the northwest in a deep canyon. At Mukhammedkhan, it crosses the gorges of Jaokar . After this, the valley widens somewhat, gradually reaching a width of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) in Turkmenistan. Beyond Mukhamedkhan, a small portion of the water of the Marghab is used for irrigation; approximately 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) are irrigated from

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300-632: The Marghab in Afghanistan. The Marghab receives the waters of the Kaysar river on the right, then forms the border between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan over 16-kilometre (10 mi) length. In Turkmenistan, close to Tagtabazar , the Marghab receives the Kashan River from the left bank, and 25 kilometres (16 mi) further, there is the confluence of the Kushk . Downstream of the confluence with

325-467: The Marghab leaves the Afghan territory, and a score of kilometers upstream of the confluence with the Kushk . At Tagtabazar, average annual flow observed over this period was 48.7 cubic metres per second (1,720 cu ft/s) for an observed surface area of 34,700 square kilometres (13,400 sq mi), which is 74 percent of the totality of the catchment area of the river. The geographically-averaged hydrometric flow passing through this part of

350-672: The Muslim and the Non-Muslims. One castle was at war with another castle, and their feuds were unceasing; but owing to the inaccessibility of the mountains of Rasiat, which are in Ghor no foreigner was able to overcome them, and Shansbani Amir Suri was the head of all the Madness. According to Minhahu-S Siraj, Amir Suri was captured by Mahmud of Ghazni, made prisoner along with his son, and taken to Ghazni, where Amir Suri died. The region had previously been conquered by Mahmud of Ghazni, and

375-437: The ancient orthography . Mandesh is the historical name by which the mountain region of Ghor was called. The inhabitants of Ghor were completely Islamized during the Ghurids era. Before the 12th century, the area was home to Buddhists , Zoroastrians , Hindus and a small number of Jews. Remains of the oldest settlements discovered by Lithuanian archaeologists in 2007 and 2008 in Ghor date back to 5000 BC. Ruins of

400-494: The basin, by far greatest from the point of view of the flow, thus reached the figure of 44.3 millimeters per annual, which is very appreciable in this particularly desiccated area. Monthly mean flows of Murghab (in cubic meters per second) measured at the hydrometric station of Tagtabazar Data calculated over 50 years A 2021 study indicates that in the near term (by 2040), the Marghab's flow could fall by as much as one-third due to climate change, and by 40 percent by

425-537: The end of the 21st century. 36°26′47″N 62°38′06″E  /  36.44639°N 62.63500°E  / 36.44639; 62.63500 Ghor Province Ghōr , also spelled Ghowr or Ghur ( Dari : غور ), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan . It is located in the western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan , towards the northwest. The province contains eleven districts , encompassing hundreds of villages, and approximately 764,472 settled people. Firuzkoh (known as “Chaghcharan” until 2014)

450-565: The population converted to Islam. It was also the last stronghold of an ancient religion professed by the inhabitants when all their neighbors had become Muslim. In the 11th century AD Mahmud of Ghazni defeated the prince of Ghor Ibn–I-Suri, and made him prisoner in a severely contested engagement in the valley of Ahingaran. Ibn-I-Suri is identified a Buddhist by the author, who has recorded his overthrow. In 1011, 1015 and 1020, both Mahmud and Mas'ud I led expeditions into Ghur and established Islam in place of indigenous paganism. After this, Ghur

475-831: The population could not cover their basic needs with their level of income. Opium production had returned to the region following the Taliban's departure as locals attempted to increase their incomes by farming a more economically lucrative crop. The percentage of households with clean drinking water fell from 14% in 2005 to 9% in 2011. The percentage of births attended to by a skilled birth attendant fell from 9% in 2005 to 3% in 2011. The overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) increased from 19% in 2005 to 25% in 2011. The overall net enrolment rate (6–13 years of age) increased from 28% in 2005 to 47% in 2011. Ghor University that first established as Ghor Higher Education Institute and then promoted to Ghor University has around 500 students with

500-646: The province. In July 2010, the Ghor Province cricket team was founded and represent the province in domestic tournaments . Goranci (disambiguation) (Redirected from Goranci (disambiguation) ) Goranci may refer to: Gorani people , an ethnic group in Kosovo Goranci, Mostar , a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina See also [ edit ] Gorenci (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

525-602: The provinces of Kabul and Herat . As of 2013, roads in the province remained largely undeveloped, unpaved and often lacked bridges over rivers. Agriculture and animal husbandry are the primary economic activities in Ghor Province. According to the United Nations, many young men were forced to leave the province to find work in Herat or Iran and a small percentage of the population were teachers, government officials, carpet weavers, carpenters and tailors. Over half of

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550-411: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Goranci . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goranci&oldid=1056516241 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

575-537: Was a great king and most of the territories of Ghor were in his possession. But as most of the inhabitants of Ghor of High and low degrees had not yet embraced Islam, there was constant strife among them. The Saffarians came from Nimroz to Bust and Dawar, Yakub Lais overpowered Lak-Lak, who was the chief of Takinabad, in the country of Rukhaj. The Georgians sought the safety in Sara-sang and dwelt there in security but even among them hostilities constantly prevailed between

600-416: Was a rugged mountainous country, bounded by the districts of Hirat, Farrah, Dawar, Rabat, Kirwan, and Gharjistan back to Hirat, which were all Muslim countries. Ghor itself was a country of infidels, containing only a few Musulmans, and the inhabitants spoke a language different from that of Khurasan. Minhaju-S-Siraj recorded strife between the non-Muslim and Muslim populations: It is said that Amir Suri

625-694: Was considered a vassal state of the Ghaznavid empire . During the reign of 'Abd ar Rashi and the usurper Toghrul , Ghur and Gharchistan gained autonomy. Ghor was also the center of the Ghurid dynasty in the 12th and 13th centuries. The remains of their capital Firozkoh , which was sacked and destroyed by the Mongols in 1222, includes the Minaret of Jam , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . In June 2004, hundreds of troops of Abdul Salaam Khan, who had rejected

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