Ahangaran is the name given to a number of locations in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan

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Larger Ahangaran

The first of these is a group of villages in Baghlan Province. It is located about ten miles northeast of Kala Banu. As of the turn of the 20th century, there were about 40 houses of Pashai

Pashai

Pashayi or Pashai are a Dardic ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern Afghanistan and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Their total population is estimated to be 500,000. They are mainly concentrated in the northern parts of Laghman and Nangarhar provinces and eastern Kapisa...

 in the area.

Smaller Ahangaran

The other Ahangaran is a smaller village, encompassing 12 houses at the turn of the 20th century, in the Kelas Dara, about 42 miles southwest of Dahana-i-Ghori. The inhabitants at the time were members of the Hazara people.

Pre Islamic

Ahangaran is the site of a significant Hinanyanic

Hinayana

Hīnayāna is a Sanskrit and Pāli term literally meaning: the "Inferior Vehicle", "Deficient Vehicle", the "Abandoned Vehicle", or the "Defective Vehicle". The term appeared around the 1st or 2nd century....

 Buddhist monastery.