Jaghatu District, Ghazni Explained

Official Name:Jaghatu
Native Name:جغتو
Native Name Lang:prs
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:33.5772°N 68.1856°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ghazni
Population Est:132,265
Pop Est As Of:2002

Jaghatu (جغتو), is one of the largest and most populated districts of Ghazni province in Afghanistan, west of the city of Ghazni.[1]

Etymology

The name Jaghatu is derived from the Turkic word Jagatai.[2]

Demographics

The ethnic composition of the district includes 73% Hazara and 27% Pashtun.

History

On 18 May 2020, the Taliban killed two police officers and three civilians on a road in the Qyāq Valley of the district and set their bodies on fire.[3] [4]

Agriculture

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214936/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/ghazni/jaghatu.pdf . dead . 3 March 2016 . UNHCR . 26 October 2015 .
  2. نژادنامه افغان، اثر: فیض‌محمد کاتب
  3. Web site: May 18, 2020 . Taliban militants set the bodies of 5 people on fire after shooting them dead . www.khaama.com/.
  4. Web site: May 18, 2020 . Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 troops in eastern Afghanistan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200523162459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/official-suicide-bomber-in-eastern-afghanistan-kills-5/2020/05/18/a7a9d542-98c1-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html . May 23, 2020 . www.washingtonpost.com/.