Khost Province

Summary

Khost Province is a province of Afghanistan^[1]. It draws 1,522 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_afghanistan category, ranking #13 of 34).^[2]

Key Facts

• Khost Province is located in Afghanistan^[3].
• Khost Province is in the country of Afghanistan^[4].
• Khost Province's instance of is recorded as province of Afghanistan^[5].
• Khost Province's capital is recorded as Khost^[6].
• Khost Province's official language is recorded as Pashto^[7].
• Khost Province's official language is recorded as Dari^[8].
• Khost Province's shares border with is recorded as Paktia Province^[9].
• Khost Province's shares border with is recorded as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa^[10].
• Khost Province's shares border with is recorded as Paktika Province^[11].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bak District^[12].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gurbuz District^[13].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zazi Maidan District^[14].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Khost (Matun) District^[15].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mandozayi District^[16].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Musakhel District^[17].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nadir Shah Kot District^[18].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Qalandar District^[19].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sabari District^[20].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shamal District^[21].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Spera District^[22].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tani District^[23].
• Khost Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tirazayi District^[24].
• Khost Province's Commons category is recorded as Khost Province^[25].
• Khost Province's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+04:30^[26].
• 1995 marks the founding of Khost Province^[27].

Body

Geography

Khost Province is in the country of Afghanistan^[4]. It is located in Afghanistan^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Khost Province covers an area of {'amount': '+4151.5'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1286'}^[29]. It has a population of {'amount': '+647730'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Khost Province's instance of is recorded as province of Afghanistan^[5].

History and Context

1995 marks the founding of Khost Province^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Khost Province include Khost Airfield^[31], an airport^[32], in Afghanistan^[33].

Why It Matters

Khost Province draws 1,522 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_afghanistan category, ranking #13 of 34).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Khost Airfield^[31], an airport^[32], in Afghanistan^[33].