Warsaj 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 ...
, northern
Afghanistan
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Geography
Warsaj has an area of 2705.3 square kilometers, comparatively equivalent to the area of
Unalaska Island
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. Warsaj District is located at the end of the
Farkhar River valley and has historically only had roads to
Farkhar
Farkhor ( tg, Фархор), also called Parkhar (russian: Пархар), is a city in southwestern Tajikistan, located on the border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of Farkhor District in Khatlon Region. The population of the town is 25,300 ...
and beyond to
Taloqan
Taloqan ( Persian, also transcribed Taleqan or Taluqan) is the capital of Takhar Province, in northeastern Afghanistan. It is located in the Taluqan District. The population was estimated as 196,400 in 2006.
In 2021, the Taliban gained contro ...
,
but has roads built recently connecting it to
Fereng Wa Gharu and
Khost wa Fereng. Most of the district is located within the Farkhar River basin and is the river's source.
Warsaj is bordered by
Farkhar District and
Tagab District to the north,
Yamgan District to the northeast,
Kuran wa Munjan District
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to the east,
Paryan District to the south,
Khost wa Fereng District and
Farang Wa Gharu District to the west, and
Namak Ab District to the northwest. Paryan is located in
Panjshir Province
Panjshir ( Dari: , literally "Five Lions," also spelled as Panjsher) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country containing the Panjshir Valley. The province is divided into seven distri ...
. Khost wa Farang and Farang Wa Gharu are located in
Baghlan Province. Namak Ab and Farkhar are located in Takhar Province, with all other districts it borders in
Badakhshan Province
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History
The district was first mapped in 1998 by
AIMS.
The district has been under control of the
Afghan Government during the
Taliban insurgency
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classified it as "government influenced" in December 2018. Around 10,000 votes have been cast in the district in both 2018 and 2019.
The district has a population of about 42,175 and a sex ratio of 97 males for every 100 females. 100% of Warsaj's population is
.
The median age is 17.5, which is the highest in the province. About 39% of the population is working, and about 12% of the unemployed are seeking a job. The district is home to about 6,800 households, with an average size of 6.2 people.