Hesa Awal Behsood District | |
Native Name: | حصه اول بهسود |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Coordinates: | 34.4719°N 68.6506°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Maidan Wardak |
Subdivision Type2: | Villages number |
Subdivision Name2: | 289 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Dahani Siasang |
Government Type: | District |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Mohsen Wahdat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1325 |
Elevation M: | 3200 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 55,709 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Afghanistan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +4:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1352 |
Website: | Official page |
Hisa-e-Awali Behsud (حصه اول بهسود) is a district of Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The district has a Hazara majority resident population, but the district is also used as grazing ground by nomadic Pashtun Kuchis. The Hajigak Mine is located in the district.
Since 2007 there has been a flare-up in ethnic violence in the district, emanating from a dispute between Hazaras and Kuchis over the ownership of vast tracts of land, with the Hazara claiming Kuchi militias are being armed by the Taliban. Several villages have been burned and thousands have had to flee the area.