Sholgara District
Encyclopedia
Sholgara is a district
(pop:106 000) in the southern part of Balkh Province
, Afghanistan
. It is located at a crossroads between several districts, just south of Mazari Sharif (Mazar). It is commonly said that "who holds Sholgara, holds Mazar".
The demography is 40% Tajik, 20 % Pashtun, 20% Hazara and 20% Uzbek , Pashtuns and Hazaras came 80 years ago to this district from kandahar, farah, urozgan
s (8,000 hectares) of land, and another two or three thousand are irrigated from springs. Although rainfall is low (120 mm to 200 mm a year), 150,000 jeribs (30,000 hectares) are in dry farming, mostly wheat and some barley. Only 5% of the agriculture is in orchards.
Nonetheless, Sholgara District, along with Balkh District, are the sole producers of industrial products in Balkh Province. In addition karakul skins are processed in Sholgara District.
the King Abdur Rahman were given land in Naqilin, Dalan and Low Kishindeh(the area closer to Chahar Kint is mostly Hazara).
Sholgara is very strategically located, it is at the crossroads between many districts: Sangcharak, Kishindih, Dar-I-Suf. The two districts especially known for their resistance against the Talibans are Dar-I-Suf and Sangcharak located on both sides of Sholgara. The district of Sholgara is located just South Mazar and it is commonly said that “who holds Sholgara, holds Mazar”
Districts of Afghanistan
The provinces of Afghanistan are divided into Wolaswalei or districts. The number of districts in Afghanistan has fluctuated over the years, with new districts created by splitting or merging parts of others. Prior to 1979, there were 325 districts. This was increased to 329 and, in 2004, a major...
(pop:106 000) in the southern part of Balkh Province
Balkh Province
Balkh is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country and its name derives from the ancient city of Balkh, near the modern town...
, 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 is located at a crossroads between several districts, just south of Mazari Sharif (Mazar). It is commonly said that "who holds Sholgara, holds Mazar".
The demography is 40% Tajik, 20 % Pashtun, 20% Hazara and 20% Uzbek , Pashtuns and Hazaras came 80 years ago to this district from kandahar, farah, urozgan
Economy
The economy is almost entirely agricultural. The Sholgar River irrigates some 40,000 jeribJerib
The jerib or djerib is a traditional unit of land measurement in the Middle East and southwestern Asia. It is a unit of area used to measure land holdings in much the way that an acre or hectare are. Like most traditional units of measure, the jerib originally varied substantially from one...
s (8,000 hectares) of land, and another two or three thousand are irrigated from springs. Although rainfall is low (120 mm to 200 mm a year), 150,000 jeribs (30,000 hectares) are in dry farming, mostly wheat and some barley. Only 5% of the agriculture is in orchards.
Nonetheless, Sholgara District, along with Balkh District, are the sole producers of industrial products in Balkh Province. In addition karakul skins are processed in Sholgara District.
History
some 80 years ago, some Kandahari came to Sholgara.A group of Hazaras, originally from Urozgan and Farah who fought againstthe King Abdur Rahman were given land in Naqilin, Dalan and Low Kishindeh(the area closer to Chahar Kint is mostly Hazara).
Sholgara is very strategically located, it is at the crossroads between many districts: Sangcharak, Kishindih, Dar-I-Suf. The two districts especially known for their resistance against the Talibans are Dar-I-Suf and Sangcharak located on both sides of Sholgara. The district of Sholgara is located just South Mazar and it is commonly said that “who holds Sholgara, holds Mazar”