Bagram District Explained

Bagram District should not be confused with Bagrami District.

Official Name:Bagram
Native Name:بگرام
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates:34.9667°N 69.2928°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name1:Parwan
Subdivision Name3:Bagram
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Blank2:Islam
Timezone:+04:30

Bagram (Persian: بگرام) is a district of Parwan province, Afghanistan. Its seat lies at Bagram, which lies about 60 kilometers north of the capital of Kabul. It borders Kabul District to the south, Shinwari District to the east, and Chaharikar District to the north.[1]

History

Historically this district was known for its rhinoceros hunting.[2] Haji Abdul Qader also commanded some 200 Mujahideen in Bagram District during the war against the Soviet Union, with a permanent base located at Deh Babi near Abdullah-e Burj.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bagram District. AIMS. 12 August 2011. 15 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110615080906/http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/parwan/bagram.pdf. dead.
  2. Book: Raverty, Henry George. Henry George Raverty. Notes on Afghánistan and part of Balúchistán: geographical, ethnographical, and historical, extracted from the writings of little known Afghán and Tájzik historians, geographers, and genealogists, the histories of the Ghúris, the Turk sovereigns of the Dihli kingdom, the Mughal sovereigns of the house of Timúr, and other Muhammadan chronicles, and from personal observations. 12 August 2011. 1880. Eyre & Spottiswoode. 36.
  3. Book: Jalali. Ali Ahmad. Grau. Lester W.. Afghan guerrilla warfare: in the words of the Mujahideen fighters. 12 August 2011. 25 January 2002. Zenith Imprint. 978-0-7603-1322-0. 281.