Badakhshan University (built in 1996) ( ، ) is located in
Badakhshan province
Badakhshan Province (Dari: بدخشان) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower and Upper C ...
, northeastern
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
. Established in 1988, Badakhshan University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Faizabad (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants).
Notable alumni of Badakhshan University include
Faiza Darkhani
Faiza Darkhani (born c. 1992) is an Afghan environmentalist, women's rights activist, and educator. In 2021, she was part of the 100 Women BBC list, which includes the most inspiring and influential women in the world. Darkhani is one of the fe ...
.
See also
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List of universities in Afghanistan
The following is an incomplete list of universities in Afghanistan, sorted by province and in alphabetical order.
Balkh Province
Herat Province
Kabul Province
Kandahar Province
Khost Province
Kunar Province
Kunduz Provinc ...
References
Universities in Afghanistan
University
A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
Universities and colleges established in 1996
1996 establishments in Afghanistan
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