Official Name: | Dawlat Yar |
Native Name: | دولت یار |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | 34.58°N 65.75°W |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ghor |
Subdivision Type2: | Center |
Subdivision Name2: | Delak |
Population Total: | 31,800 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 2400 |
Dawlat Yar is a district in Ghor Province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from the southeastern part of Chaghcharan District. The administrative center of the district is Delak, but the largest town is Dawlat Yar at 2503 m altitude.
The population of the district was estimated at 31,800 in 2012, and the electorate 23,767 in 2009.[2] The district is mountainous, with extremely severe weather conditions during the winter causing roads to be blocked with snow for weeks. The majority of this district are Hazaras.