Qarghayi
| Qarghayi district | |
|---|---|
 Laghman Province counties; Qarghayi in green |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| province | Laghman |
| Seat | Lal Khanabad |
| Residents | 94,600 (2009) |
| ISO 3166-2 | AF-LAG |
Coordinates: 34 ° 30 ' N , 70 ° 13' E
The district of Qarghayi (also spelled Quarghaee or Qarghaee ) in Laghman has 60 villages.
The district is the largest district in Laghman Province and is located 30 km from the provincial capital Mihtarlam . It borders in the north on the Mihtarlam district , in the northeast on the Alingar district , in the south on the Nangarhar province and in the west on the Kabul province . The population is 94,600 ( as of 2009 ). The population consists mainly of Pashtuns , Tajiks and Pashaien . For some time there was a tense situation between the Pashaien and the Pashtuns or the Tajiks. The district center is in the village of Lal Khanabad , which is located between the Kabul River and the Alingar tributary .
Agriculture is the main source of income for the district as much of the arable land has not been affected by a drought . The health system is in better shape than in the other districts . Many houses were destroyed during the war in Afghanistan .
Web links
- Qarghayi on the laghman.com website
- Qarghayi in the database of afghanistanelectiondata.org (English)
- District map of Qarghayi of the AIMS (English)
- Disrict profile of Qarghayi (PDF; 94 kB) in the database of aims.org.af (English)
