Gelan District
Gelan
گیلان | |
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District | |
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Coordinates: 32°43′52″N 67°38′11″E / 32.730974°N 67.636271°E | |
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Province | Ghazni Province |
Gelan is a district in the south of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 78,408 in 2002. The district capital is Janda.[1]
The district is within the heartland of the Tarakai tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[2]
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Demographics[]
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Afghan children walk along a road near a bazaar in the Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2013
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References[]
- ^ "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2006.
- ^ Ghazni Province Tribal Map (Page 4). Naval Postgraduate School.
External links[]
- Map of Settlements[permanent dead link] AIMS, May 2002
Categories:
- Districts of Ghazni Province
- Afghanistan geography stubs