Sheberghan

Sheberghan

شبرغان
Sheberghan شبرغان
City
	Sheberghan Location in Afghanistan
	Coordinates: 36°39′54″N 65°45′07.2″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Jowzjan Province
District	Sheberghan District
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
• Total	148,329
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

Sheberghān or Shaburghān (Persian: شبرغان), also spelled Shebirghan and Shibarghan, is the capital city of the Jowzjan Province in northern Afghanistan.

Sheberghan is on the Safid River banks, about 130 km (81 mi) west of Mazari Sharif.

References

"Jawzjan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

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