Zadran District ( ps, د ځدراڼ ولسوالۍ) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

Paktia Province Paktia (Pashto/Dari: – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 6 ...

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 ...

. The district is within the heartland of the Zadran tribe of

Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

. The soccer player

Djelaludin Sharityar Djelaludin Sharityar ( fa, جلال‌الدین شریعت‌یار) is an Afghan footballer defender and was the captain of the Afghanistan national football team. His career started in 1998 in Germany when as a youth he played for VfL Wolfsb ...

was born in Zadran. The estimated population is 27,007 (2019).

References

Districts of Paktia Province {{Paktia-geo-stub