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Nawur District
Nawur ( fa, ناور), is the largest district in Afghanistan's Ghazni province by area. Its population, which is entirely Hazara people, Hazara, was estimated at 91,778 (more than half of whom were children under 12) in 2002. The Jikhai River originates here. Nawur with 5234 square kilometre is located in northern part of Ghazni Province, Nawur is neighbour with Qarabagh District, Ghazni, Qarabagh District in south, Jaghori District, Jaghuri District, Malestan District, Malistan District and Ajristan District, Ajristan District (Daya) in south west, Jaghatu District (Ghazni), Jaghatu District and Rashidan District in east, Miramor District of Daykundi Province, Daikundi province in west, Waras District of Bamyan Province, Bamian Province in north west, Behsud, Maidan Wardak, Behsud District, Day Mirdad District, Daimirdad District and Jaghatu District (Wardak), Jeghatu District of Maidan Wardak Province in north. Agriculture Main crops include wheat and barley. Animal husband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Afghanistan
The districts of Afghanistan, known as ''wuleswali'' ( ps, ولسوالۍ, ''wuləswāləi''; fa, شهرستان, ''shahrestān'') are secondary-level administrative units, one level below provinces. The Afghan government issued its first district map in 1973.''Afghanistan; Districts and Codes by Province'', Edition 2.0, AID / Rep. DC&A Mapping Unit, October 1991, Peshawar, Pakista/ref> It recognized 325 districts, counting ''wuleswalis'' (districts), ''alaqadaries'' (sub-districts), and ''markaz-e-wulaiyat'' (provincial center districts). In the ensuing years, additional districts have been added through splits, and some eliminated through merges. In June 2005, the Afghan government issued a map of 398 districts. It was widely adopted by many information management systems, though usually with the addition of ''Sharak-e-Hayratan'' for 399 districts in total. It remains the ''de facto'' standard as of late 2018, despite a string of government announcements of the creation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashidan District
Rashidan District is a new district in Ghazni province, Afghanistan; it was created from the larger Jaghatu district. Administration The capital appears to be Rashidan, a new township near Hussain Khel and Qulgina. Geography Healthcare Education After 2001 when Taliban fled the country, most of people sent their children to schools and universities. Rashidan district has two high school (Hussain Khil High school) and (Shahid Mohammad Azim High School) and around four secondary schools, which are located at different spots of the district. Shahid Mohammad Azim high school is located in Hussainkhel village near to the Rashidan district building. Currently (2019) there are many young lecturers who teach at national universities of Afghanistan, Professor Khaliq Rashid who is from this district teaches at Jawaher Lal Nehru University in Delhi, India. Another significant person from Rashidan is Khalilullah Hotak, who served as Chief of Staff for the former President of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maidan Wardak Province
Maidan Wardak (Pashto: ; Dari: ), also called Wardag or Wardak, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central region of Afghanistan. It is divided into eight districts and has a population of approximately 500,00 The capital of the province is Maidan Shar, while the most populous district in the province is Saydabad District. Wardak is known for one of its famous high peak mountain known as (Shah Folad In 2021, the Taliban gained control of the province during the 2021 Taliban offensive. History During the communist times, the people of Wardak never gave significant support to the communist government. Wardak Province was significant during the Civil War in Afghanistan, due to its proximity with Kabul and its agricultural lands. Hezb-e Wahdat had a significant presence in the area. Most of the area was captured by the Taliban around winter 1995. It remains a major Taliban travel route to Kabul with Maidan Shar a target for terror. The security situat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaghatu District (Wardak)
Jaghatu is a district in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan, 20 km northwest of Ghazni. According to 2019 data, the population is 50,792. The district is within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns. Agriculture is the main source of income. The popular apples in Afghanistan is from this district. Drought has become a serious problem in the whole province. Health and education services are lacking although most of the people in this area have attempted to create schools and for students to attend with their own efforts. History Jaghatu district has some historical places such as Barghalee, which was the capital of the empire before Islam. Sultan Dam is located in Jaghatu district although only two villages in the district benefit from the water, the rest of the water goes towards the Khaja Omary district and Ghazni province. Notable people * Abdul Hamid Bahij (born 1979), medical doctor, writer, translator and dictionary writer * Rahmatullah Nabil (born 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Mirdad District
Day Mirdad (also known as Jilga) is a district in the south of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The capital of the district is Miran city. The district used to be known as Jilga. Demographics and population Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimates the population of the district to be around 28,865. According to AIMS and UNHCR, Hazaras make up the majority of the population 90% and the rest 10% others. Geography Day Mirdad is located in the south of Wardak Province. To the north it borders Markazi Bihsud and Jalrez, to the south Chak, to the east Nirkh, to the west Nawur District of 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, makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behsud, Maidan Wardak
Behsūd ( prs, بهسود) is a town in Maidan Wardak Province, central Afghanistan. It is the administrative center of Markazi Bihsud District. The town of Behsud has a population of 4,619. In the Maidan Wardak province, there are two neighboring districts in the northwest which are called Behsud.https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4b6fe1150.pdf * Behsood is usually spelt as Behsud or Bihsud and sometimes Bihsood or Besud. * The two districts are called: Markazi Behsud (Central Behsud or Behsud 2) and Hisa-I-Awail Behsud (Behsud 1). Geography and climate Behsud is located about above sea level. In the Maidan Wardak province, there are two neighboring districts in the northwest which are called Behsud. * Behsood is usually spelt as Behsud or Bihsud and sometimes Bihsood or Besud. * The two districts are called: Markazi Behsud (Central Behsud or Behsud 2) and Hisa-I-Awail Behsud (Behsud 1). The two districts of Behsud are the followings * Behsud 1 has 520 villages, with the ... [...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] |
Waras District
Waras ( fa, ورس) is a mountainous district in the southern part of Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Its population is 76,398 people (2011), who are entirely Hazara, according to AIMS data. The main village is Waras (other forms of the name: Sewake Dahanwaras, Dahanwars, Sēwake Dahanwaras, Dahan Varas, Dahan Waras, Dahanwars). It is situated at . Climate Waras has a subarctic climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...: Dsc) with mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. References External links UNHCR District ProfileAIMS District Map Hazarajat Districts of Bamyan Province {{Bamiyan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miramor District
Miramor ( fa, میرامور), is a district in Daykundi province in central Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere .... It was created in 2005 from former Shahristan district. References External links Summary of District Development Plan, 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Miramor District Districts of Daykundi Province Hazarajat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
