Tanai (District)
| Tanai District | |
|---|---|
 Districts of Khost province; Tanai in the south in light pink |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| province | Chost |
| Seat | Tani |
| Residents | 59,000 (2013/14) |
| ISO 3166-2 | AF-KHO |
Coordinates: 33 ° 14 ' N , 69 ° 50' E
Tanai is a district in the south of the Afghan province of Khost .
geography
The Tanai District borders the Spera District in the west, Nadir Shah Kot and Mando Zayi in the north, the Gurbuz District in the west and the border with Pakistan in the south.
population
The district had about 59,000 inhabitants in 2013/14. In 1999 the district still had around 33,234 inhabitants.
history
The district capital of the district is the city of Tani in the northeast of the district. The people of Tanai speak the Pashtun language . On the border to Pakistan , the governor of Khost province has a field office in the village of Banda Khel , where journalist Anja Niedringhaus was killed in April 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Districts of Afghanistan . statoids.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ↑ AIMS District Map ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ GeoHive ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Districts of Afghanistan . statoids.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ↑ SUMMARY OF THE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN
- ^ Khost Province District Studies
- ↑ Kathy Gannon, Canadian-born journalist, wounded in Afghanistan, colleague, photographer Anja Niedringhaus, killed . National Post. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
