Shahrak District

Shahrak شهرک
District
The Minaret of Jam seen from overhead
Shahrak Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°06′00″N 64°16′00″E / 34.1000°N 64.2667°E / 34.1000; 64.2667Coordinates: 34°06′00″N 64°16′00″E / 34.1000°N 64.2667°E / 34.1000; 64.2667
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Ghor Province
Area
• Total	4,350 km2 (1,680 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	58,200

Shahrak District is located in the central part of Ghor Province, Afghanistan. The population is 58,200.^[1] The district center is Dahan-e Falezak (Shahrak).

Economy[]

The district suffers from a weak economy and severe poverty due to lack of road linkage between villages and district centre, low level of agriculture and livestock productions, inaccessibility to healthcare services and security problems.^[2] In 2014, construction work of irrigation projects began in five villages of the district by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD).^[3]

• Main handicrafts: rug weaving.
• Agricultural products: wheat, barley and potato.

Architecture[]

Near the village of Jam stands the Minaret of Jam, a historic building.

Minaret of Jam (close up)

Notable peoples[]

• Mohamad Ayaz (born 1969) – Afghan footballer who played in Toofan Harirod since 1987 to 1996.
• Khabi Shofik (born 1968) – Footballer.
• Elkhan Veliyev (born 1971) – Afghan-Azerbaijani footballer who played in Toofan Harirod between 1993 and 2007.
• Mohammed Abua (born 1976) – Business people.
• Samir Satim (born 1963) – Afghan news anchor.
• Yannick Barul (born 1973) – Afghan footballer of Ivorian descent who played in Toofan Harirod between 2004 and 2008.

References[]

External links[]

• Map of Settlements IMMAP, August 2011

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