Gomal District Explained

Official Name:Gomal
Native Name:ګومل
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Paktika
Subdivision Type2:Language pashto
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Shkin
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:45,873
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:32.5111°N 68.9031°W

Gomal District (ps|ګومل ولسوالۍ, fa|ولسوالی گومل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The estimated population in 2019 was 45,873.[1] The district is within the heartland of the Kharoti tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[2]

It is named after the Gomal River.

References

LANGUAGE: PASHTO

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20. Central Statistics Organization. 5 April 2020. 18 November 2019. 22. 9 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609174551/https://www.nsia.gov.af:8080/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B3-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-98.pdf. dead.
  2. https://www.nps.edu/documents/105988371/107571254/East_tribal_map07.pdf/e48b5c16-800d-42bb-9e24-3d84ac394666 Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11)