Dahana i Ghuri District explained

Official Name:	Dahana i Ghuri
Native Name:	دهنه غوری
Native Name Lang:	fa
Settlement Type:	District
Coordinates:	35.82°N 68.46°W
Pushpin Map:	Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Baghlan
Population Total:	86,400
Population As Of:	2011
Area Total Km2:	1,468
Elevation M:	780

Dahana i Ghuri district (pop: 86,400)^[1] is located in the most southwestern part of Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The capital is Dahana i Ghuri^[2] (also:Dahaneh-ye Ġawri, Dahana Gori, Dahana Ghori, Dahaneh-ye Ghowri). Its population is about 3,400 people. It is connected with Baghlan and Puli Khumri with an all-weather primary road.

District profile:

• Villages: 105
• Schools: 18 primary, 7 secondary, 11 high schools
• Health centers: 2 basic, 1 comprehensive

Economy

The majority of residents are engaged in farming and animal breeding. Main agricultural products include: wheat, barley, sesame, Zaghar, melon and water melon. Animals include: cow, sheep, donkey, horse and birds.

History

The district was captured by the Taliban on 15 August 2016 after days of fighting with Afghan forces.^[3]

External links

• Map of Settlements United Nations, AIMS, May 2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: Summary of District Development Plan . Dahana-e-ghori District Development Assembly . 2 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703042510/http://nabdp.org/attachments/article/142/Dahan-e-Ghori_Baghlan_summary_translated-.pdf . 3 July 2015 .
2. Web site: Dahana i Ghori District Map. United Nations. 2 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150703093323/http://www.afghanan.se/afghanan_2011/Afghanistan%20Mapper/Baghlan%20Map/dhana_i_ghori.pdf. 3 July 2015. dead.
3. Web site: Taliban overruns district in Afghanistan's Baghlan. Al Jazeera. 16 August 2016.