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'''Urgun'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} ({{lang-ps|اورګون}}) or '''Urgin''' ({{lang-ps|اورګين}}) is the main town of the [[Urgun District]] of [[Paktika Province]], [[Afghanistan]], with an estimated population of 10,665.<ref>[http://www.tiptopglobe.com/city?n=Orgun&p=10665 Orgun: map, population, location.] TipTopGlobe.com.</ref> It has the main [[bazaar]] of eastern Paktika. |
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The town of Urgun is also called ''Loy Urgun'' ({{lang|ps|لوی ورګون}}) |
The town of Urgun is also called ''Loy Urgun'' ({{lang|ps|لوی ورګون}}), "Greater Urgun". |
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Like many place names in Afghanistan, Urgun can be spelled a number of different ways. '''Orgun''', '''Urgin''', '''Urgum''', '''Urgim''', '''Urghim''', '''Wargun''', '''Warghun''', '''Arghun''', '''Urgon''', and '''Orgon''' are the most popular alternative spellings. |
Like many place names in Afghanistan, Urgun can be spelled a number of different ways. '''Orgun''', '''Urgin''', '''Urgum''', '''Urgim''', '''Urghim''', '''Wargun''', '''Warghun''', '''Arghun''', '''Urgon''', and '''Orgon''' are the most popular alternative spellings. |
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Revision as of 17:21, 3 March 2018
Urgun
اورګون | |
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  Urgun Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′2.160″N 69°09′24.840″E / 32.90060000°N 69.15690000°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Paktika Province |
| District | Urgun District |
| Elevation | 2,315 m (7,595 ft) |
| Population 2014 elections | |
| • Total | 0.5 million |
| • Ethnicities | Pashtuns |
| • Religions | Islam/Sunni/Hanafi |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Urgun[pronunciation?] (Pashto: اورګون) or Urgin (Pashto: اورګين) is the main town of the Urgun District of Paktika Province, Afghanistan, with an estimated population of 10,665.[1] It has the main bazaar of eastern Paktika.
Names
The town of Urgun is also called Loy Urgun (لوی ورګون), "Greater Urgun".
Like many place names in Afghanistan, Urgun can be spelled a number of different ways. Orgun, Urgin, Urgum, Urgim, Urghim, Wargun, Warghun, Arghun, Urgon, and Orgon are the most popular alternative spellings.
Urgun with some land for agriculture has recently seen progress of a poorly made road connecting it to the angorada border with pakistan. It has also been the witness of disastarous attacks including the one that left 106 civilians dead on a single day on June 14 2014.
History
The site of a large fortress, Urgun used to be the capital of the largely undeveloped and remote province of Paktika. In the 1970s, however, the provincial capital was moved from Urgun to the town of Sharana, due to Sharana's proximity with the main highway connecting it to the larger cities and commercial centers of Kabul and Kandahar.
The Siege of Urgun during the Soviet-Afghan War took place between 1983 and 1984. It devastated the town.
See also
References
- ^ Orgun: map, population, location. TipTopGlobe.com.
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