Mihtarlam (district)
| Mihtarlam district | |
|---|---|
 Laghman Province counties; Mitharlam in pink |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| province | Laghman |
| Seat | Mihtarlam |
| Residents | 117,200 (2009) |
| ISO 3166-2 | AF-LAG |
Coordinates: 34 ° 39 ' N , 70 ° 11' E
The district of Mihtarlam (also spelled Metharlam , Methar Lam , Mitharlam , Mihterlam ) in Laghman Province has 24 larger and 269 smaller villages.
It is located in the center of Laghman, and here is also the provincial capital, Mihtarlam . The name Mihtarlam is derived from Mihtarlam Baba , who is said to be the father of the prophet Noah . The district borders in the west on the province of Kabul , in the north on the districts Alishing and Alingar and in the south on the district Qarghayi . The population is 117,200 ( as of 2009 ), of which mostly Pashtuns , Tajiks and Pashaien .
The Alishing River, which flows through the district, flows south of the city of Mitharlam into the Alingar , a left tributary of the Kabul River . The main source of income for the district is agriculture . However, many young men are looking for work in Iran and Pakistan . Much of the houses were destroyed by the war in Afghanistan , which is why many people fled.
Web links
- Mehterlam on the laghman.com website
- Mihtarlam in the database of afghanistanelectiondata.org (English)
- District folder of Mihtarlam of the AIMS (English)
- Mihtarlam's district profile in the aims.org.af database (PDF; 110 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ HH Wilson: Ariana Antiqua. London 1841. (Reprinted: Asian Educational Services, New Delhi 1998, ISBN 81-206-1189-6 , p. 97)
- ↑ Mihtarlam | Afghanistan Election Data.
