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Turkestan Province

Defunct province in Afghanistan

Field	Value
native_name	fa
conventional_long_name	Turkestan Province
common_name	Afghan Turkestan
subdivision	Province
nation	Afghanistan
image_map	Afghan Turkestan Province, 1929.png
image_map_caption	Afghan Turkestan Province in 1929
capital	Balkh (1850 - 1854)
Takhtapul (1854 - 1869/74)
Mazar-i-Sharif (1869/74 onwards)
government_type	Province
year_end	Before 1946
today	Afghanistan
demonym	Turkestani
year_start	1850

Turkestan Province () was a province in Afghanistan.

Takhtapul (1854 - 1869/74) Mazar-i-Sharif (1869/74 onwards)

It was located in northern Afghanistan in the region still known as Afghan Turkestan. In 1890, Qataghan-Badakhshan Province was separated from Turkestan Province. It is present in an administrative map of 1929, but was abolished by the time of the 1946 population census.

From its founding in 1850 until 1854, Balkh was the capital of the province. However, the city of Balkh was deprecated and in ruins. As a result, in 1854 the capital was moved by Muhammad Afzal Khan to Takhtapul. It would remain the capital until the governor Muhammad 'Alam Khan transitioned to Mazar-i-Sharif between July 1869 and 1873/74.

Political administration

In the 19th century, Afghan Turkestan was governed by a governor (hakim) appointed by the Amir. Below is a list of governors of Afghan Turkestan.

Sardar Mohammad Akram Khan - 1850 - 1852
Sardar Mohammad Afzal Khan - 1852 - 1864
Sardar Fath Mohammad Khan - 1864 - 1865
Fayz Mohammad Khan - 1865 - 1867
Naib Muhammad Alam Khan - 1868 - 1876
Shahghasi Sherdil Loynab Khan - 1876 -1878
Sardar Abdul Wahab Khan - 1911 - 1919

Subdivisions

In 1886 the administrative divisions of Afghan Turkestan were as follows:

Mazar-i Sharif (with the districts of Shor Tapa, Boinkara, Kishindi, Aq Kupruk, Tunj
Balkh (directly administered by the Sardar of Turkistan)
Aqcha (with the districts of Khwaja Salar and Dawlatabad)
Tashkorgan (with the districts of Pir Nakchir and Ghaznigak)
Sheberghan
Andkhui
Aybak
Dara-i Suf
Doab
Saighan and Kahmard
Balkh-ab (high up the Band-i Amir river)
Sangcharak
Sar-i Pol
Maimana

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