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Badghis, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
BadghisProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ghormach30,000 (2018)
Qala i Naw9,000 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
123201
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123201:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولایت بادغیس, افغانستان
French:
Bâdghîs, Afghanistan
German:
Badghis, Afghanistan
Italian:
Badghis, Afghanistan
Pashto:
بادغيس ولايت, افغانستان
Russian:
Бадгис, Афганистан
Simplified Chinese:
巴德吉斯省, 阿富汗
Spanish:
Provincia de Bādgīs, Afganistán
Arabic:
ولاية بادغيس, أفغانستان
Armenian:
Բադղիս, Աֆղանստան
Asturian:
Badghis, Afganistán
Azeri:
Badğis vilayəti, Əfqanıstan
Basque:
Badghis probintzia, Afganistan
Belarusian:
Бадгіс, Афганістан
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Бадгіс, Аўганістан
Bengali:
বাদঘিজ প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Bulgarian:
Багдис, Афганистан
Catalan:
Badghis, Afganistan
Cebuano:
Bādghīs, Apganistan
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای بادغیس, ئەفغانستان
Czech:
Bádghís, Afghánistán
Danish:
Badghis, Afghanistan
Dutch:
Badghis, Afghanistan
Esperanto:
Provinco Badgis, Afganio
Estonian:
Bādghīsi provints, Afganistan
Finnish:
Badghisin maakunta, Afganistan
Georgian:
ბადღისის პროვინცია, ავღანეთი
Greek:
Μπαντγκίς, Αφγανιστάν
Gujarati:
બેડઘીસ, અફઘાનિસ્તાન
Hindi:
बादग़ीस प्रान्त, अफ़ग़ानिस्तान
Indonesian:
Provinsi Badghis, Afganistan
Japanese:
バードギース州, アフガニスタン
Kannada:
ಬದ್ಗಿಸ್, ಅಫ್ಘಾನಿಸ್ತಾನ
Korean:
바드기스 주, 아프가니스탄
Latvian:
Bādgīsa, Afganistāna
Lithuanian:
Badgiso provincija, Afganistanas
Luri:
آستوٙن بادغئیس, ٱفغانستان
Malay:
Wilayah Badghis, Afghanistan
Malayalam:
ബാദ്ഘീസ് പ്രവിശ്യ, അഫ്ഗാനിസ്താൻ
Marathi:
बॅडघिस, अफगाणिस्तान
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Badghis Séng, Afghanistan
Mongolian:
Бадгис аймаг, Афганистан
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
बादगैस प्रान्त, अफगानिस्तान
Norwegian:
Badghis, Afghanistan
Polish:
Badghis, Afganistan
Portuguese:
Badghis, Afeganistão
Romanian:
Provincia Badghis, Afganistan
Scots:
Badghis Province, Afghanistan
Serbian:
Провинција Бадгис, Авганистан
Sinhalese:
බඩ්ගිස්, ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානය
Slovak:
Bádgís, Afganistan
South Azerbaijani:
بادغیس ویلایت, افغانیستان
Sundanese:
Propinsi Badghis, Apganistan
Swedish:
Badghis, Afghanistan
Tagalog:
Lalawigan ng Badghis, Afghanistan
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Бодғис, Афғонистон
Tamil:
பட்கிஸ் மாகாணம், ஆப்கானித்தான்
Telugu:
బాడ్గిస్, ఆఫ్ఘనిస్తాన్
Thai:
จังหวัดแบดจิส, ประเทศอัฟกานิสถาน
Traditional Chinese:
巴德吉斯省, 阿富汗
Turkish:
Badgis, Afganistan
Ukrainian:
Бадгіс, Афганістан
Urdu:
صوبہ بادغیس, افغانستان
Uyghur:
بادغىس ۋىلايىتى, ئافغانىستان
Vietnamese:
Badghis, Afghanistan
Waray:
Badghis, Afganistan
Welsh:
Badghis, Affganistan
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ بدغیس, افغانستان
Wu Chinese:
巴德吉斯省, 阿富汗
Zazaki:
Badğis, Efğanıstan


Bādghīs (Dari/Pashto: بادغیس) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northwest of the country, on the border with Turkmenistan.

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5 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
'Clay minerals'
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Martite
Formula: Fe2O3
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Martite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Clay minerals'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S CelestineSrSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Limaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Limaria72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Limatula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Limatula72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lyriochlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Lyriochlamys72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spondylus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Profragum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Profragum72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Biradiolites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Biradiolites72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hippurites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Hippurites72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauvagesia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Sauvagesia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dhondtichlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Dhondtichlamys72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bournonia excavata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Bournonia : Bournonia excavata72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bournonia bournoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Bournonia : Bournonia bournoni72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badghis_Province
Wikidata ID:Q172052
GeoNames ID:1147707

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)

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