Panjab District

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Panjab
پنجاب
District
Panjab is located in Afghanistan
Panjab
Panjab
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°23′00″N 67°01′00″E / 34.38333°N 67.01667°E / 34.38333; 67.01667Coordinates: 34°23′00″N 67°01′00″E / 34.38333°N 67.01667°E / 34.38333; 67.01667
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBamyan Province
CapitalPanjab
Government
 • GovernorRustam Ali
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total98,200
Time zoneGMT+04:30 Kabul

Panjab district (Dari: ولسوالی پنجاب) is a district located in the central part of Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan. The capital of the district is the town of Panjab. Panjab contains 5 valleys (Darai Sia, Darai Nargis, Darai Mahretuspus, Darai Ghurguri and Darai Taquab-Barg), the water running through the 5 valleys meet in the centre of the district.[2] Its population is of Hazara people.

At 2,700 metres above sea level it has the highest altitude in the province, the city of Panjab is located 298 km from the capital Kabul - however travel is difficult especially in winter - the journey takes 14 hours.[2] Three rival parties, , , and Hezb-e-Wahdat, dominate the district and have divided the district between each other. There has been constant fighting between them.[2]

See also[]

  • Panjab, Afghanistan
  • Bamiyan Province

References[]

  1. ^ "Bamyan Provincial Profile" (PDF). Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile Punjab

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