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Daykundi
Daykundi ( prs, دایکندی) also spelled as Daikundi, Daykondi, Daikondi or Dai Kundi, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central part of the country. It has a population of about 516,504, and is a Hazara Province. Daykundi Province was carved out of the northern part of Uruzgan Province in 2004, becoming a separate province. It falls into the traditionally ethnic Hazara region known as the Hazaristan (Hazarajat) and the provincial capital is Nili. It is surrounded by Bamyan Province in the northeast, Ghazni Province in the southeast, Uruzgan Province in the south, Helmand Province in the southwest, and Ghor Province in the northwest. History Daykundi was established on March 28, 2004, when it was created from the isolated Hazara-dominated northern districts of neighboring Uruzgan Province. Development and security The province maintains its own security through the Afghan police and military. While the Government of Afghanistan, NGOs, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazaristan
Hazaristan ( fa, هزارستان, Hazāristān), or Hazarajat ( fa, هزارهجات, Hazārajāt) is a mostly mountainous region in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Koh-i-Baba mountains in the western extremities of the Hindu Kush. It is the homeland of the Hazara people who make up the majority of its population. "Hazarajat denotes an ethnic and religious zone." Hazarajat is primarily made up of the provinces of Bamyan, Daykundi, Ghor and large parts of Ghazni, Uruzgan, Parwan, Maidan Wardak and more. The most populous towns in Hazarajat are Bamyan, Yakawlang (Bamyan), Nili (Daykundi), Lal wa Sarjangal (Ghor), Sang-e-Masha (Ghazni), Gizab (Uruzgan) and Behsud (Maidan Wardak). The Kabul, Arghandab, Helmand, Farah, Hari, Murghab, Balkh and Kunduz rivers originate from Hazarajat. Etymology and usage The name "Hazara" first appears in the 16th-century book ''Baburnama'', written by Mughal Emperor Babur. When the famous geographer Ibn Battuta arrived in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajran District
Kijran, also spelled as Kajran ( fa, کجران), is a district in Daykundi province in central Afghanistan. It has an area of about 1,886 square kilometres. Demographics The population of the district was reported in 2004 at about 26,259 people. Gallery Additional images of Kajran District available in Wikimedia Commons. AH-64 Apache in Daykundi-2012.jpg, An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley to support members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces during a firefight near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, Daykundi Province, Afghanistan. 120403-N-MY805-260_(6966737976).jpg, Members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition Special Operations Forces patrol though a valley near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, 2012. An_Afghan_Local_Police_officer_patrols_a_checkpoint_in_Kajran_district,_Daykundi_province,_Afghanistan,_Jan_120127-N-JC271-221.jpg, An Afghan Local Police officer patrols a checkpoint in Kajran district, 2012. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarwar Danish
Muhammad Sarwar Danish ( prs, ; born 1961) is an Afghan politician who was the second vice president of Afghanistan, from 2014 to 2021. He was previously the acting minister of justice from 2004 to 2010 and acting minister of higher education from 2010 to 2014. When Daykundi province was carved out of Urozgan province in 2004, Danish became its first governor. Early years and education Danish, the son of Muhammad Ali, was born in 1961 in the Ishtarlay District of Daykundi province in central Afghanistan. He belongs to the Hazara ethnic group. He completed his higher education in Iraq, Syria and Iran, where he earned degrees in law, journalism and Islamic studies. He received a master's degree in Fiqh. From 1982 until 2001, he wrote various publications, including 15 books and 700 academic essays. He became fluent in Dari, Pashto and Arabic language. Karzai administration After the Taliban regime was ousted and the Karzai administration was formed, Danish was involved in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nili, Afghanistan
Nili ( prs, نیلی ) is the capital city of Nili District in Daykundi Province of Afghanistan. The town of Nili is at 2,022 m altitude. The Nili Airport is located next to the town. The weather conditions in the winter are severe and the roads are difficult. Due to Nili's geographical inaccessibility and acute security problems, it was not until April 2007 that the United Nations opened an office in Nili of UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan). The town lies almost in the geographical center of the country and the Hazarajat region. The entire population of the district and the town consists of the Hazara ethnic group. In December 2008, Ms. Azra Jafari was named by President Hamid Karzai to be the mayor of Nili, thus becoming Afghanistan's first female mayor. The city of Nili has a population of 17,946 (2015 estimate), and has a total land area of 9,022 hectares. There are 1,994 total number of dwellings in Nili city. Nili is an urban village in central Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazaras
The Hazaras ( fa, , Həzārə; haz, , Āzərə) are an ethnic group and the principal component of the population of Afghanistan, native to, and primarily residing in the Hazaristan (Hazarajat) region in central Afghanistan and generally scattered throughout Afghanistan. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, and are also significant minority groups in neighboring Pakistan, mostly in Quetta, and as well as in Iran. They speak the Hazaragi dialect of Persian, which is mutually intelligible with Dari, one of the two official languages of Afghanistan. Hazaras are considered to be one of the most persecuted groups in Afghanistan, and their persecution has occurred various times across previous decades. Etymology The etymology of the word "Hazara" remains disputed, but some have differing views on the term. * Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire in the early 16th century, records the name "Hazara" in Baburnama. He has mentioned "Hazara" as "Turkoman Hazaras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aminullah Zubair
Aminullah Zubair known as Haji Obaid ( ps, امین الله زبیر) is an Afghan Taliban politician who is currently serving as governor of Daykundi province Daykundi ( prs, دایکندی) also spelled as Daikundi, Daykondi, Daikondi or Dai Kundi, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central part of the country. It has a population of about 516,504, and is a Hazara Pro ... since August 2021. References {{reflist Living people Taliban governors Governors of Daykundi Province Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruzgan Province
Uruzgan (Dari), also spelled as Urozgan or Oruzgan, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Uruzgan is located in the center of the country. The population is 436,079, and the province is mostly a tribal society. Tarinkot serves as the capital of the province. In 2004, the new Daykundi Province was carved out of an area in the north. Uruzgan borders the provinces of Kandahar, Daykundi, Ghazni, Zabul, and Helmand. Geography Uruzgan province is located in southern Afghanistan, bordering Zabul and Kandahar to the south, Helmand to the southwest, Daykundi to the north, and Ghazni to the east. Uruzgan covers an area of . Much of the province is mountainous or semi-mountainous terrain, while the rest of the area is made up of flat land. History The Arabs were first to arrive in Uruzgan in the 7th century when they brought Islam to the region followed by the Saffarids who conquered the place in the 9th centur [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Hussain Sadiqi Nili
Muhammad Hussain Sadiqi Nili ( prs, محمدحسین صادقی نیلی) was one of the jihadist leaders in Afghanistan. Early life Muhammad Hussain Sadiqi Nili, was born on 1940, in a family of Hazara, in the Nili village of Daykundi. He learned elementary religious knowledge in his hometown, in Nili. Later, in 1970, he went to Najaf, Iraq for advanced religious studies. He is the father of Nasrullah Sadiqi Zada Nili. Death On 15 November 1990, in Nili some of his enemies who were members of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan shot him in his house through the window. In this attack, he and his three-year-old son are killed. See also * List of Hazara people * Nasrullah Sadiqi Zada Nili Nasrullah Sadiqi Zada Nili (Dari: , known as Sadiqi Zada Nili, Dari: ) is an ethnic Hazara politician from Afghanistan. He is the representative of the Daikundi people in the fifteenth and sixteenth parliamentary sessions of the Afghanistan Parl ... Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Sad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarwar Sarkhosh
Sarwar Sarkhosh (Dari-Persian: ) was a singer and one of the Hazara nationalists in Afghanistan. He is the elder brother of Dawood Sarkhosh, a famous singer of the Hazara people. Early life Sarwar Sarkhosh was born in 1942, in Urozgan Province (now in Daykundi Province), Afghanistan. He completed his elementary and secondary education in his home town. In the same years, with the imprisonment of his father due to ethnic prejudice against the Hazaras, the family's responsibility fell on him because he was the eldest son of his family, in this reason he was not able to continue his studies. Death In 1983 he traveled from his hometown Uruzgan to Badghis and visited some Hazara people there, after returning from the trip on 1983 he was killed in a terrorist operation. See also * Dawood Sarkhosh * List of Hazara people Hazara people make up the second or third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan with 8–12 million population, making 20%–25% of the total population of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asadullah Saadati
Asadullah Sa'adati ( prs, اسدالله سعادتی) is an ethnic Hazara politician in Afghanistan. He was the representative of this province during the 16th term of Afghanistan Parliament. Early life Asadullah Saadati was born on 2 April 1974 in Shahristan District of Daykundi province. He completed his school education in his city in Daikundi and obtained a bachelor's degree in (Dari-Persian) language from Kabul University in 2005. See also * List of Hazara people Hazara people make up the second or third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan with 8–12 million population, making 20%–25% of the total population of Afghanistan (Some suggest the real population might reach 30%) where they mainly inhabit the ... Notes Living people 1974 births Hazara politicians Hezbe Wahdat politicians People from Daykundi Province Kabul University alumni {{Afghanistan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamyan Province
Bamyan Province ( prs, ولایت بامیان) also spelled Bamiyan, Bāmīān or Bāmyān is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central highlands of the Afghanistan. The terrain in Bamyan is mountainous or semi-mountainous, at the western end of the Hindu Kush mountains concurrent with the Himalayas. The province is divided into eight districts, with the town of Bamyan serving as its capital. The province has a population of about 495,557 and borders Samangan to the north, Baghlan, Parwan and Wardak to the east, Ghazni and Daykundi to the south, and Ghor and Sar-e Pol to the west. It is the largest province in the Hazarajat region of Afghanistan and is the cultural capital of the Hazara ethnic group that predominates in the area. It was a center of commerce and Buddhism in the 4th and 5th centuries. In antiquity, central Afghanistan was strategically placed to thrive from the Silk Road caravans that crisscrossed the region, trading between the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghazni Province
Ghazni (Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in southeastern Afghanistan. The province contains 19 districts, encompassing over a thousand villages and roughly 1.3 million people, making it the 5th most populous province. 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. Ghazni borders the provinces of Maidan Wardak, Logar, Paktia, Paktika, Zabul, Uruzgan, Daykundi and Bamyan. Etymology The province was known as Ghazna in the 10th century, during and after the Ghaznavid era. History Ghazni was a thriving Buddhist center before and during the 7th century AD. Excavations have revealed religious artifacts of both Hindu and Buddhist traditions. In 644 AD, the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited the city of Jaguda (probably G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
