geographical value of Afghanistan

2. Geographical value of
Afghanistan
By Sana Aslam

3. Contents
 History
 Geography
 Politic
 Economic
 Famous personalities
 Culture and customs
 Famous places

4. History
Early Afghanistan was known as Aryana starting 1st
to 5th Century
, later on became as Khurasan which finally changed
to Afghanistan,
Afghanistan’s capital was Kandahar, then the capital
of Afghanistan changed to Kabul,
 Buddhism was one of the major religions in
Afghanistan during pre-Islamic era.

5. Geographical location of Afghanistan
 , Afghanistan is located in North of Asia, Afghanistan
is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in
west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the
north; and in the far northeast
 Afghanistan has 34 provinces
, Afghanistan has 7 Neighboring Countries,
(India, China, Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan &
Turkmenistan)

6. Afghanistan has more than 31.9 Million
population,
 Afghanistan is a Mountain country,
 The Second big Mountain of the World is
located in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is landlocked country
Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan

7. Politics
The politics of Afghanistan consists of the council of
ministers, provincial governors and the national
assembly, with a president serving as the head of
state and commander-in-chief of the Afghan Armed
Forces
 The nation is currently led by the Karzai
administration

8. In the last decade the politics of Afghanistan have
been influenced by NATO countries, particularly the
United States, in an effort to stabilize and
democratize the country.
 In 2004, the nation's new constitution was adopted
and an executive president was elected.

9. The current president was declared the first ever
democratically elected head of state in Afghanistan
in 2004,
 The National Assembly is Afghanistan's national
legislature.
It is a bicameral body, composed of the House of the
People and the House of Elders.
.

10.  Together, this new system is to provide a new set of
checks and balances that was unheard of in the
country

11. Economic
 Afghanistan is one of the mineral-rich countries of the world,
 It is believed that among other things without Uranium the
country holds $3 trillion in untapped mineral deposits.
 The economy of Afghanistan has improved significantly since
2002 due to the infusion of billions of dollars in international
assistance and investments, as well as remittances from
Afghan expats,

12. The recent improvement is also due
to dramatic improvements in
agricultural production and the end
of a four-year drought in most of the
country.

13. Currency of Afghanistan
Afghani

14. Personalities
Ahmad Shah Massoud, The National Hero of
Afghanistan
Rohullah Nikpa, Taekwan do Fighter
Abdul Ahad Momand is a former Afghan Air Force
aviator who became the first Afghan and 4th Muslim
to journey to outer space
Hamid Rahimi, Boxer.

15. Custom and culture
Language
Clothing
Food
Sport
Music

16. Language
Farsi and Pashto are the official language of
Afghanistan

17. Clothing
The country's traditional male & female clothing
usually includes a salwar kameez (dress), lungee
(turban), karakul, pakol, topi, kufi (hats), and a chapan
(coat),
Traditional Afghan clothes vary by regions and
sometimes ethnicity, as well as tribes.

18. Food
As Afghan people are known most hospitable in the
world they are very famous in their foods too.
One of the most delicious and famous Afghani food
is Special Qubuli Uzbeki
Majority people of Afghanistan like to drink (green
or black) tea with dry fruit

19. Sports
Beside other sports such as Football, Volleyball,
Cricket, Boxing, Taekwondo, Body building, Kabaddi,
Afghanistan has most famous sport

20. Music
 In the 1860s Amir Sher Ali Khan invited classically trained musicians from northern
India to work at his court in Kabul.
 This classical music came from India with the Indian classical players who have
learned music there.
 Afghan music is complicated and there are lots of forms. Religious, Ghazal, Classic,
Folklore, Tajik, Pashto music, pop and lots of others. Basically Afghan music is a
mix,
 but Afghans did make a new important instrument called:
 Afghani Rubab (hand made)
 The father of music Ustad Sarahang

21. Famous places &tourists
Blue mosque
The blue mosque is located in the center of Mazar -i-sharif in
Afghanistan.
Band-e-Qargha
is a dam in Afghanistan near Kabul.
Band-e-Amir, Bamyan
is first national park located in Bamyan province.

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