| LC control no. | n 98034071 |
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| Geographic heading | Sar-e Pol (Afghanistan : Province) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Afghanistan--Sar-e Pol (Province) |
| Variant(s) | Velāyat-e Sar-e Pol (Afghanistan) Sari Pul (Afghanistan : Province) Sar-i-Pul (Afghanistan : Province) |
| Found in | BGN, Foreign Names Committee approved minutes, Feb. 24, 1998 (Sar-e Pol [brief], Velāyat-e, ADM1, 35°50ʹN 66°20ʹE; created by excised areas from the provinces of Jowzjān, Balkh, and Samangān) Afghanistan Sari Pul Province, 2003 Columbia gaz. website, Aug. 9, 2005: (Sar-i-Pul, former province, NW Afghanistan, on the Sar-i-Pul R, 36°31ʹN, 65°55ʹE; created in 1988 by the Marxist regime out of Jozjan prov., and centered on Sar-i-Paul town and dist., for the purpose of creating a Hazara (Shi'ite minority) prov., however, creation of prov. was largely a gesture, because the Marxist govt. did not effectively control the area, and it was never fully implemented; also spelled Sar-e Pol) |
| Geographic area code | a-af--- |
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