Ghor Province

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Ghor Province

Ghōr (Pashto/Persian: غور‎), also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan.

Location

It is located in central Afghanistan, towards the north-west. The capital of Ghor is Chaghcharan.

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Ghor

Origin

The name "Ghor" is a cognate to Avestan gairi-, Sanskrit giri- and Middle Persian gar, in modern Persian koh-, Sogdian gor-/gur-, in later developed Bactrian language as g´wrao- (also paravata), meaning "mountain", in modern Pashto as ghar-, in Pamir languages as gar- and ghalcca- ("mountain").

History

Remains of the oldest settlements discovered by Lithuanian archaeologists in 2007 and 2008 in Ghor date back to 5000 BC.[1] Ruins of a few castles and other defense fortifications were also discovered in the environs of Chaghcharan. A Buddhist monastery hand-carved in the bluff of the river Harirud existed in the first centuries during the prevalence of Buddhism. The artificial caves revealed testimony of daily life of the Buddhist monks.[2] The region remained primarily Pagan, Zoroastrian and Buddhist till 12th century. It was then Islamised and gave rise to the Ghurids.

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References

  1. Province hides monuments some of which date back to 5000 BC, Quqnoos.com, 22 May 2008
  2. Lithuanian archeologists make discovery in Afghanistan

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