Parwān (Farsi/Pashto: پروان), also spelled Parvān, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 751,000. The province is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. The province is divided into ten districts. The town of Charikar serves as the provincial capital. The province is located north of Kabul Province and south of Baghlan Province, west of Panjshir Province and Kapisa Province, and east of Wardak Province and Bamyan Province. The province famous tourism attraction is the Golghondi Hill, also known as “the flower hill,” is located in Charikar city of the ancient Parwan province about an hour away from the capital city of Kabul.[1]
Jabal Sarāj or Jabal al-Sirāj (Dari: ولسوالی جبل سراج) is a district of Parwan Province located north of the capital Kabul, Afghanistan. Located near Charikar, Gulbahar and the Salang Pass, it is surrounded by the high peaks of mountains. During summer, people from Kabul and other provinces come to Jabal Saraj for vacation. The capital is the town of Jabal Saraj.
Bagram District (Dari: ولسوالی بگرام) is a district of Parwan Province, Afghanistan. Its seat lies at Bagram, which lies about 60 kilometers north of the capital of Kabul. It borders Kabul District to the south, Shinwari District to the east, and Chaharikar District to the north.
Bagram Airfield-BAF also known as Bagram Air Base (IATA: OAI, ICAO: OAIX) is an Afghan military base, and formerly the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan. It is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. It has a single runway capable of handling large military aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy and Antonov An-225. It was staffed by the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing of the U.S. Air Force, along with rotating units of the U.S. and coalition forces.
Bagram (; Pashto/Persian: بگرام) is a town and seat in Bagram District in Parwan Province of Afghanistan, about 60 kilometers north of the capital Kabul. It is the site of an ancient city located at the junction of the Ghorband and Panjshir Valley, near today's city of Charikar, Afghanistan. The location of this historical town made it a key passage from Ancient India along the Silk Road, leading westwards through the mountains towards Bamiyan, and north over the Kushan Pass to the Baghlan Valley and past the Kushan archeological site at Surkh Kotal, to the commercial centre of Balkh and the rest of northern Afghanistan. Bagram was also a capital of Kushan empire
Charikar (Persian: چاریکار, pronounced Chārikār) is the main town of the Koh Daman Valley and the capital of Parwan Province in northern Afghanistan. It has a population of around 171,200, which is majority Tajik populated.
Shinwari District (Persian: ولسوالی شینواری, Pashto: شينواري ولسوالۍ) is a district of Parwan Province, Afghanistan. The district is within the heartland of the Shinwari tribe of Pashtuns. The estimated population in 2019 was 45,699.
Sheikh Ali is a district in Parwan Province in Afghanistan, which is inhabited with ethnic Hazara. The Sheikh Ali Hazara tribe in Sheikh Ali district are: Daikalan, Naiman, Qarlugh, Karam Ali and Babur.
Surkh-o- Parsa sometimes spelt as Surkhi Parsa (Dari: سرخ پارسا) is a district in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. The center of the district is called Lulinj and is a green valley around a river.
Ghorband District (Persian: ولسوالی غوربند), also known as Syagird District after its main town, is a district of Parwan Province, Afghanistan. Ghorband is located in the southern foothills of Hindu Kush and forms the western boundary of the ancient valley of Koh Daman. It is located 50 km from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The capital lies at the town of Siah Gerd. It is the largest district of the province, covering an area of 899 square kilometres with a population of 74,123 as of 2003. The Ghorband River flows through the district. It contains 58 Community Development Councils and 109 villages.
Kohi Safi District (Dari: ولسوالی کوه صافی) is now one major historical district located in South-eastern Parwan province, Kohi Safi district is one of the most single districts where almost all of the region is populated by Safi tribe. Although in 1930s Kohi Safi was said to be one of the 2nd most populous district of Parwan after Charakar, but during 1930s-1940s the region was depopulated due to Governments pressure to evacuation of area due to Saf's War on the King. Majority of its population were displaced or escaped further in the north away from borders of capital Kabul, few escaped to west in modern Herat and many into it India (After 1947 came to be Pakistan). The root of the conflict seems to be started due to King Amanuallah Khan's proposal of modernization, Safi and with few other Afghan tribes armed against the ruling family of Durrani. Although some annalists assume the other factor behind the conflict and rise of Safi was mainly due to Safi's not being of ruling Durrani tribe, but rather Shinwari. Although Majority of Shinwari's enjoyed presence of Durrani and many were often involved into Government compare to those of Ghilzai, however Safis are always known to have history of conflict with many ruling governments and empires.
Salang District (Dari: ولسوالی سالنگ) is a district of Parwan Province, Afghanistan. It is located to the southern end of the Salang Tunnel. The estimated population in 2019 was 28,856.
Charikar District (ولسوالی چارکار) is a district of Parwan Province, Afghanistan. The capital city of Charikar District is Charikar. The population in 2019 was estimated to be 198,306.
Sayed Khel District (Pashto: سيد خېل ولسوالۍ) is a district of Parwan Province, Afghanistan.
The Parwan Detention Facility (also called Detention Facility in Parwan or Bagram prison) is Afghanistan's main military prison. Situated next to the Bagram Air Base in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan, the prison was built by the U.S. during the George W. Bush administration. The Parwan Detention Facility, which housed foreign and local combatants, was maintained by the Afghan National Army.
Jabal Saraj (Persian/Pashto: جبل سراج) is a town in the Jabal Saraj District of Parwan Province, Afghanistan. The Jabal Saraj Palace, which was originally built by Amir Habibullah Khan in 1907, is located in this town. It is the main attraction for visitors.