Qataghan Province

{{short description|Defunct Afghan province}}

{{about|the defunct province in Afghanistan named Qataghan|the town in Tajikistan|Katagan}}

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Qataghan Province ({{langx|fa|قطغن}}) was a province of Afghanistan which became defunct in 1963, when it was divided into the current Baghlan Province, Kunduz Province, and Takhar Province.Ludwig W. Adamec. Historical and political gazetteer of Afghanistan Vol. 1. Badakhshan Province and northeastern Afghanistan. Graz : Akad. Druck- und Verl.-Anst., 1972.

{{Infobox former subdivision

| native_name = ولایت قطغن

| conventional_long_name = Qataghan Province

| common_name = Qataghan

| subdivision = Province

| nation = Afghanistan

| s1 = Baghlan Province

| s2 = Kunduz Province

| s3 = Takhar Province

| capital = Baghlan

| coordinates = {{coord|display=title,inline}}

| government_type = Province

| year_start = 19th century

| year_end = 1963

| today = Afghanistan

| demonym = Qataghan or Qataghani

}}

From the 19th century to 1963 Qataghan and neighboring Badakhshan Province were united into a single province called Qataghan-Badakhshan Province. It was ruled by a single governor and was divided into two separate provinces in 1963. The capital of Qataghan Province was Baghlan, now a city in the north of Baghlan Province.