Marghab District (
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
ولسوالی مرغاب), is a district located in
Ghor Province,
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 ...
, created on 26 November 2019. Shorabak area serves as the district center.
President Ghani decreed the creation of the district through decree No. 632 from the Presidential Palace. It was the people's demand. The district encompasses 32 villages and around 19,000 people, Marghab District has approximately 40000 inhabitants and is mainly populated by Tajiks.
Most of the population live in the valley of the
Marghab River
The Marghab River (Persian language, Persian/Pashto language, Pashto: مرغاب, ''Morqâb''), anciently the Margiana (Ancient Greek: Μαργιανή, ''Margianḗ''), is an long river in Central Asia. It rises in the Paropamisus Mountains ('' ...
.
Economy
The district suffers from poverty and a weak economy.
References
External links
UNHCR Sub-Office, Herat, District Profile: Chaghcharan
Districts of Ghor Province
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