Afghanistan Trivia

1. What is the most populous city in Afghanistan?

From Quiz Amazing Afghanistan

Answer: Kabul

Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. This was not always the case; the capital of the Durrani Empire used to be Kandahar.

From Quiz The Wakhan Corridor

Answer: Badakhshan

Afghanistan has thirty-four Provinces; the most recent two, Panjshir and Daykundi, were added in 2004. The geographical region of Badakhshan (rather than the political Province) includes the extreme north east of Afghanistan and also the southeastern part of neighbouring Tajikistan.

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: Kabul

In the 1770s the Afghan capital was moved from Kandahar to Kabul.

From Quiz Afghanistan Facts

Answer: Asia

Afghanistan borders six countries; Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the north-west, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan and China to the north-east, and Pakistan to the east and south.

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: Kabul

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: Central Asia

It is separated from the Indian sub-continent by high mountains. It is to the east of the region normally known as the Middle East. (The fact that it is an Islamic country doesn't of course make it part of the Middle East: much of Indonesia and Nigeria, for example, is also Muslim).

From Quiz Amazing Afghanistan

Answer: Pashtun (Paxtun)

The Pashtun people account for 80% of Afghanistan's population. The Pashtun people speak Pashto, the native Pashtun language, but most actually speak Dari!

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: naan (a kind of bread)

Naan (also spelled 'nan'), flat unleavened bread, is an important part of meals in several countries in South and Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: Soviet Union

At that time, the U.S. supported Afghanistan and the invasion ended in 1989.

From Quiz Amazing Afghanistan

Answer: Rugged mountains

The Hindu Kush region covers around 40% of Afghanistan.

From Quiz The Wakhan Corridor

Answer: Ishkashim

The Wakhan Tourism Office is funded and supported by the Aga Khan's Development Foundation, and it is hoped that tourism will eventually provide much needed income for the residents of the area. Given the conflicts in most of Afghanistan, the Wakhan region is peaceful, and the safest part of the country for visitors. It's remoteness means that access is difficult, and outside influences have little or no effect on the people and their lifestyle.

From Quiz Afghanistan Facts

Answer: Kabul

Kabul lies in the east of the country, in the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush. The second largest city is Qandahar, which lies in the south of the country.

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: Muslim & Islam & Moslem

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: Kabul & Cabul

Other large cities include Kandahar (in the south), Herat (in the west) and Mazar-i-Sharif (in the north).

From Quiz Amazing Afghanistan

Answer: Ghaznavid Empire

The Ghaznavid Empire was largest in 1037, stretching from East Anatolia right to Jammu and Kashmir!

From Quiz The Wakhan Corridor

Answer: It is the last settlement accessible in motor vehicles, beyond it there are no roads

To travel beyond Sarhad-e-Broghil means that people must go on horseback, or walk, with donkeys or yaks. The road into Sarhad is only passable in a 4x4, and is often flooded, with bridges washed out. The route from the nearest airport and "big" town, the provincial Capital Faizabad, takes around 15 hours to drive, and is unsafe during the hours of darkness.

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: Dari

Dari is related to Persian (or Farsi), Iran's official language. The two languages have a number of differences, but are mutually intelligible. Afghanistan is a very diverse country, with a number of different ethnic and linguistic groups. Pashtu is spoken by the Pashtun, the country's largest ethnic group. Dari is spoken by the Tajiks, the second largest. Other ethnic groups include the Hazaras, Uzbeks, Turkmen and Kyrgyz.

From Quiz Afghanistan Facts

Answer: Pashto and Dari

The other languages all belong to countries that border with Afghanistan.

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: Koran

An alternative spelling of Koran is Qur'an.

From Quiz Amazing Afghanistan

Answer: 34

There are 34 provinces in Afghanistan including Nimruz, Helmand, Kandahar, Farah, etc, etc.

From Quiz The Wakhan Corridor

Answer: Wakhjir

The border between the Wakhan Corridor and China has the greatest time division of any border on Earth. On the Afghan side, the time zone is GMT+4:30, whilst on the Chinese side, the time zone is Chinese Standard Time ie. GMT+8. The Wakhjir pass was part of the ancient route of the Silk Road, and can be closed by snow for up to half the year.

From Quiz Afghanistan Facts

Answer: Afghani

The other monetary units all belong to countries that border with Afghanistan.

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: 1996

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: Khyber

The Bolan Pass is wholly in Pakistan, about 30 miles SE of the Pakistani city of Quetta.

From Quiz Amazing Afghanistan

Answer: Dari and Pashto

Dari is the most spoken language, followed by Pashto. Some other languages includes Tajik, Uzbek, and Arabic.

From Quiz The Wakhan Corridor

Answer: Oxus

Many local people call the Amu Darya 'Jayhoun' which is thought to be a derivation from the River Gihon, one of the four rivers in the Biblical Garden of Eden. The actual source of the river is an ice cave; it flows as a glacier, then the River Wakhan, before joining the Pamir. The river ends in a delta at the Aral Sea.

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: blue & purple & dark blue

Although dark blue is the traditional color, other colors are slowly becoming popular.

From Quiz Amazing Afghanistan

Answer: Pulao

Pulao is the national dish of Afghanistan, despite kebabs being popular. Pulao is rice with meat, carrot, and raisins.

From Quiz The Wakhan Corridor

Answer: Kyrgyz

The earliest records of the Kyrgyz people date back to the second century BC, and the way of life they follow today has changed very little. There are around 1500 Kyrgyz living in the Wakhan Corridor. All the residents of the Wakhan Corridor are either herders or subsistence farmers, and visitors are advised to take their own food supplies as there is often none available for sale or trade.

From Quiz Afghanistan

Answer: 6

The countries are Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, China, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

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