Ghazni (Persian: غزنی‎‎; Pashto: غزني‎) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southeastern part of the country. The province contains 19 districts, encompassing over a thousand villages and roughly 1.1 million people. The city of Ghazni serves as the capital. It lies on the important Kabul–Kandahar Highway, and has historically functioned as an important trade center. The Ghazni Airport is located next to the city of Ghazni and provides limited domestic flights to Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.