Turkestan Province


Turkestan Province was a province in Afghanistan. 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.

Political administration

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