Namak Ab District is a district of

Takhar Province Takhar (Dari , Farsi/Pashto: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeast of the country next to Tajikistan. It is surrounded by Badakhshan in the east, Panjshir in the south, and Baghlan and Kunduz in the w ...

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. The district was split-off from Taluqan District. In late 2018, Namak Ab was considered to be government influenced, as opposed to the

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Geography

Namak Ab has an area of 547.4 square kilometers, comparatively equivalent to the area of

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. The only river in the district flows north until it reaches the

Khanabad River The Khānabād River ( ps, د خان اباد سیند; fa, رود خان‌آباد) flows in the provinces of Takhar and Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. The Khanabad River is a tributary of the Kunduz River, which is in turn a tributary of the ...

. The district does not have good access to roads, with only 10% of the district having road access as of 2006. Namak Ab is bordered by

Taluqan District Taluqan, ( prs, تالقان), is a district of Takhar Province, in northeastern Afghanistan. The city has a total population of 258,219 (2015) and has 6 Police districts (nahias). The total land area of the city is 10,744 Hectares while there a ...

to the north,

Farkhar District Farkhar District is a district in Takhar Province of Afghanistan. It is located southeast of Taloqan. The Khanabad River flows inside this valley. Around 99% of the people in Farkhar speak Dari. Farkhar has about 50,000 people and 75 villages. ...

to the east,

Warsaj District Warsaj District is a district of Takhar Province, northern Afghanistan. Geography Warsaj has an area of 2705.3 square kilometers, comparatively equivalent to the area of Unalaska Island. Warsaj District is located at the end of the Farkhar Ri ...

to the southeast, Farang Wa Gharu District to the south, Guzargahi Nur District to the southwest, and Chal District to the west. Farang Wa Gharu and Guzargahi Nur are located in Baghlan Province, with all other districts located in Takhar Province. 28 villages are located in Namak Ab.

History

Namak Ab was created in June 2005 from

. It was cleared of insurgents in December 2018. The Taliban military chief for Namak Ab was captured in July 2020. A district administration complex was built in 2020, costing about 24,000,000 Afghani (about 310,000

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Demographics

The district has a population of 13579, with a sex ratio of 53 males for every 50 females. The median age is 16.7, and about 50% of the population is employed. About 20% of the unemployed are seeking work. Namak Ab has roughly 2500 households, with an average size of 5.4 people. The average household size is the lowest out of all the Takhar districts.

References

{{Authority control Districts of Takhar Province