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: | ![]() |
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.
LANGUAGE: PASHTO