Ghaziabad district, Kunar Province
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Ghaziabad District is situated in the northern part of Kunar Province
, Afghanistan
. It was created in 2004 from the northern part of Bar Kunar District
. The population is 7,500 (2004). The district center is the village of Ghaziabad (34.7158°N 70.7592°E) at 1271 m altitude. The area is mountainous and there is little arable land. Many people work in Pakistan
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Kunar Province
Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. It was created in 2004 from the northern part of Bar Kunar District
Bar Kunar district
Bar Kunar District is situated in the northeastern part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Asadabad district to the southwest, Nuristan Province to the northwest, Nari district to the northeast and Dangam district to the southeast. The population is 19,500 - all Pashtun...
. The population is 7,500 (2004). The district center is the village of Ghaziabad (34.7158°N 70.7592°E) at 1271 m altitude. The area is mountainous and there is little arable land. Many people work in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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Boundaries
Ghaziabad District borders on:- Nuristan Province to the northwest and north,
- Naray District to the east,
- Bar Kunar DistrictBar Kunar districtBar Kunar District is situated in the northeastern part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Asadabad district to the southwest, Nuristan Province to the northwest, Nari district to the northeast and Dangam district to the southeast. The population is 19,500 - all Pashtun...
to the south, and - Dangam DistrictDangam districtDangam District is situated in the eastern end of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Marawara district to the west, Asadabad district to the northwest, Bar Kunar district to the north, Nari district to the northeast and Pakistan to the east and south. The district is mountainous and poor. The...
to the west.