Badghis (Persian: بادخیز) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located on the northwest of Afghanistan, between the Murghab and Hari Rud rivers, extending as far northward as the edge of the desert of Sarakhs. The province was carved out of portions of Herat and Meymaneh provinces in 1964 and has a total area of 20,591 km². Its name is from Persian بادخیز Bâdkhiz meaning "where the winds arise" or "home of the winds".

Population

The province has a mixed population of Uzbeks, Turkmen, Tajiks and Pashtuns and is counted as one of the most underdeveloped of the country's 34 provinces. Agriculture is the main source of people's income and the existence of Murghab and Hari Rud rivers makes the available land suitable for cultivation.

Qala-e-Now, a small town half-way between Shiberghan and Herat serves as the provincial center. Badghis is home to what some say the first Persian poet, Hanzala Badghisi.

 
The districts of Badghis (in CSO spelling):

1.Qala-e-Now n/a n/a; 2.Ab-e-Kamari n/a n/a ;3.Ghormach n/a n/a;4.Jawand n/a n/a;5.Murghab n/a n/a ;6.Muqur n/a n/a ;7.Qadis n/a n/a