Governorates of Gandhara
Gandhara is divided for administrative purposes into 30 governorates (Arabic: محافظة muḥāfaẓah; pl. محافظات muḥāfaẓāt). Gandhari governorates are the top tier of the country's four-tier jurisdiction hierarchy. The governorates are subdivided into districts. A governorate is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Gandhara and serves at the president's discretion.
List of the Gandhari governorates
| Map ref. | Name | Capital | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abyad | Hayyan | 22,846 |
| 2 | Adnan | Palmyra | 5,347 |
| 3 | Badawi | Sami al-Jnan | 3,854 |
| 4 | Balochistan | Khushk | 68,759 |
| 5 | Bayazidi | Suran | 26,784 |
| 6 | Bazegha | Kazmi | 29,496 |
| 7 | Caesarea | Jazari | 27,516 |
| 8 | Dabbagh | Wada | 10,305 |
| 9 | Dimashqi | Sayed | 21,830 |
| 10 | Dinawar | Seriyas | 27,891 |
| 11 | Farabi | Maslamah | 20,747 |
| 12 | Haydar | Rahman | 40,668 |
| 13 | Kashani | Thahabi | 10,940 |
| 14 | Khani | Erdelan | 38,293 |
| 15 | Khuzaymah | Shatir | 15,322 |
| 16 | Kirmani | Khaldun | 32,444 |
| 17 | Maajid | Abia | 7,776 |
| 18 | Malekian | Sameera | 28,583 |
| 19 | Mawardi | Behremend | 23,739 |
| 20 | Miskawayh | Hanafi | 9,223 |
| 21 | Morteza | Hayat | 21,568 |
| 22 | Nasr | Manas | 3,699 |
| 23 | Qumi | Tabatabaei | 19,596 |
| 24 | Sabbah | Arkoun | 17,741 |
| 25 | Sadarak | Soroush | 31,821 |
| 26 | Sadat | Rhea | 31,225 |
| 27 | Sijistan | Zafar | 25,272 |
| 28 | Tayran | Araz | 21,571 |
| 29 | Umayyah | Quraysh | 13,671 |
| 30 | Wakra | Saif al-Din | 13,645 |