INFORMATIONS MAPS
| Land Boudaries Total :
| 5,529 km .
|
| Geographic Coordinates :
| arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers .
|
| Area Total :
| 647,500 sq km .
|
| Area Land :
| 647,500 sq km .
|
| Area Water :
| 0 sq km .
|
| Area Comparative :
| slightly smaller than Texas .
|
| Coast Line :
| 0 km (landlocked) .
|
| Railways Total :
| 21,000 km .
|
| Highways Total :
| 21,000 km .
|
| Waterways :
| 1,200 km .
|
| Ports and Harbors :
| Kheyrabad, Shir Khan .
|
Map Farah 1960,
Map Farah 1961,
Map Farah 1962,
Map Farah 1963,
Map Farah 1964,
Map Farah 1965,
Map Farah 1966,
Map Farah 1967,
Map Farah 1968,
Map Farah 1969,
Map Farah 1970,
Map Farah 1971,
Map Farah 1972,
Map Farah 1973,
Map Farah 1974,
Map Farah 1975,
Map Farah 1976,
Map Farah 1977,
Map Farah 1978,
Map Farah 1979,
Map Farah 1980,
Map Farah 1981,
Map Farah 1982,
Map Farah 1983,
Map Farah 1984,
Map Farah 1985,
Map Farah 1986,
Map Farah 1987,
Map Farah 1988,
Map Farah 1989,
Map Farah 1990,
Map Farah 1991,
Map Farah 1992,
Map Farah 1993,
Map Farah 1994,
Map Farah 1995,
Map Farah 1996,
Map Farah 1997,
Map Farah 1998,
Map Farah 1999,
Map Farah 2000,
Map Farah 2001,
Map Farah 2002,
Map Farah 2003,
Map Farah 2004,
Map Farah 2005,
Map Farah 2006,
|
 
Population on 21-Sep-02 : 29000
-------------------------------
Farah is both a city and a province in western Afghanistan. The Farah River runs through it.
Geographically the province is approximately 18,000 square miles, making it (comparatively) more than twice the size of
Maryland, or half the size of South Korea. The province is bounded on the north by Herat, on the northeast by Ghor, the
southeast by Helmand, the south by Nimroz, and on the west by Iran.
Farah is the fourth largest province in Afghanistan. Farah City being the capitol of the province. Farah has great historical
value even containing a citadel built by the famed Alexander the Great. "The Citadel" is one of a series of fortresses
contructed by the Macedonian Conqueror, Farah being an intermediate stop between Herat, home of another of
Alexander's fortresses, and Kandahar.
The Farah Province is home to a great many ruined castles including the "Castle of the Infidel" just south of Farah City.
Farah Province roads have seen massive improvement since May 2005 and are still being improved to date April 2006. The
education system has been greatly improved and a great number of illegal weapons have been collected and destroyed in
the province as testimony to the Provincial Reconstruction Team located just south of the Farah City.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.)
|
