Shekay or Shikai is one of the 28 districts of
Badakhshan Province in northeastern
Afghanistan.
It was created in 2005 from part of
Darwaz District
Darwaz district was a district in Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan until 2005. It was part of the historic region Darwaz which is now divided between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. In 2005 Darwaz District was subdivided into Maimay District, Da ...
and is home to approximately 26,000 residents. This district borders
Nusay and
Kuf Ab districts in Badakhshan and also
Darvoz District in the
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of
Tajikistan.
The village
Jarf
Jarf () is a village and the capital of Shekay District in Badakhshan Province, in north-eastern Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked ...
is the capital of the Shekay district.
See also
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Darwaz
References
External links
Mapat the Afghanistan Information Management Services
Districts of Badakhshan Province
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