Jaghatu District, Ghazni Explained
| Official Name: | Jaghatu |
| Native Name: | جغتو |
| Native Name Lang: | prs |
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| 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
- The main crops are wheat, potatoes, clovers and alfalfa.
- Sheep, goats, cows, donkeys and poultry.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- 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 .
- نژادنامه افغان، اثر: فیضمحمد کاتب
- Web site: May 18, 2020 . Taliban militants set the bodies of 5 people on fire after shooting them dead . www.khaama.com/.
- 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/.
