Nili ( prs, نیلی) is a district in

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 Pro ...

in central

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. The main town in the district, also called

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, serves as the capital of Daykundi Province. The town of Nili has a small airport (heliport) with a gravel runway and a commercial radio station. The weather conditions in the winter are severe and the roads are difficult. Nili district shares borders with volatile

Gizab District Gizab ( prs, گیزاب) also spelled as Gezab and Gizu, is a district in the Daykundi Province of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 75,503 and includes Hazara and Pashtun ethnic groups. The main town Gizab is at 1364 m altitude along the ...

, which was reported to have many Taliban insurgents roaming around. Beyond the provincial seat of Nili town, the other villages of Nili district are: Dasht, Sari Nili, Pai Nili, Ghudar, Qol Qadir, Qom Ahmad Baeg, Ijdi, Shish, Kohna Deyh and Sangmom. Due to Nili's geographical inaccessibility and acute security problems, it was not until April 2007 that the

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opened an office in Nili of UNAMA (

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District profile: * Villages: 135 * Ethnic diversity: 100% Hazara. * Schools: 15 primary, 3 secondary, 2 high schools. * Health centers: 5. * Main agricultural products: almond, apricot,

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. * Primary handicrafts:

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, hat making,

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Notable people

Azra Jafari Azra Jafari ( fa, عذرا جعفری) is an Afghanistani politician and women rights advocate who became the first female mayor in Afghanistan appointed by President Hamid Karzai in December 2008. She became the mayor of Nili, a town in Daykundi ...

, In December 2008-December 2013 Azra Jafari was named by

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Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (; Pashto/ fa, حامد کرزی, , ; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan statesman who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Repub ...

to be the mayor of Nili District, thus becoming Afghanistan's first female mayor.she was one of the successful mayors in Afghanistan. *

Muhammad Hussain Sadiqi Nili Muhammad Hussain Sadiqi Nili ( prs, محمدحسین صادقی نیلی) was one of the jihadist leaders in Afghanistan. Early life Muhammad Hussain Sadiqi Nili, was born on 1940, in a family of Hazara, in the Nili village of Daykundi. He ...

* Nasrullah Sadiqi Zada Nili

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Summary of District Development Plan, 2007
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nili District Districts of Daykundi Province Hazarajat

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