Adraskan
is a
district in the central part of
Herat Province in
Afghanistan. It is bordered to the west by
Iran, to the north by
Ghoryan District
The Ghurian District (Ghoryan District) is an Afghan administrative district (Wuleswali) in far western Afghanistan in western Herat Province. The district is bordered by Iran to the west and northwest. It is then bordered by other districts of H ...
,
Zinda Jan District
The Zinda Jan District is located in the central part of Herat Province in Afghanistan. It borders Gulran and Kushk districts to the north, Injil and Guzara districts to the east, Adraskan District to the south and Ghoryan and Kohsan district ...
,
Guzara District,
Pashtun Zarghun District
Pashtun Zarghun District ( ps, پښتون زرغون ولسوالی / fa, ولسوالی پشتون زرغون), formerly known as Posht-e Zirghān or Posht-e Zirghūn ( fa, پشت زرغون), is situated in the central part of Herat Province ...
and
Obe District
Obe is a district in the northeast of Herat Province, Afghanistan. It borders on the north with Badghis Province, on the east with Chishti sharif District, on the southeast with Farsi District
Farsi ( fa, ولایت فارسی) is a district ...
, to the east by
Farsi District
Farsi ( fa, ولایت فارسی) is a district the west of Herat Province, Afghanistan. It borders on Obe District to the north, Adraskan District to the west, Shindand District to the south and Ghor Province to the south and east. The populati ...
and to the south by
Sabzwar District.
The population was estimated at 52,200 in 2012.
The district is large; the eastern part is much more populated than the west. The
Harut River (also known as the Adraskan River) flows from east to south through Adraskan. The main road from
Herat to
Kandahar passes in a north–south direction through the district center, the ancient town of
Adraskan
Adraskan (Pashto: ادرسکن) is a historical town in western Afghanistan near the Harut River.
It was mentioned in 13th and 14th century geographies as one of four prominent towns in the district of Sabzwar, the Green Place, which, now call ...
.
See also
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Districts of Afghanistan
References
External links
Districts of Herat Province
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