Khwaja Sabz Posh District Explained

Official Name:Khwaja Sabz Posh
Native Name:خواجه سبزپوش
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:36.06°N 64.97°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Faryab
Population Total:55,000
Population As Of:2013
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:800
Area Footnotes:[2]

Khwaja Sabz Posh (Persian: خواجه سبزپوش) is the district where the Faryab province capital Maymana is located. It is a rural district without its own capital.The Khwaja Sabz Posh district is the closest district to the north of Maymana city. Khoja Sabz Posh is the name of a deceased village elder who was famous for always wearing the color green. There is a shrine dedicated to him on a hilltop just north of the Bazaar. It contains 85 villages. Ethnic diversity includes 80% Uzbek, 10% Pashtun and 10% Tajik.[3]

From 24 April and 7 May 2014, flash flooding from heavy rainfall resulted in the destruction of public facilities, roads, and agricultural land. Within the cluster of villages of Badghisi, Khoja Qoshri, Murcha Ghal, Dehnaw, Ghuzzari, Yangi Qala, Kosa Qala, and Sarai Qala, 371 families were severely affected and one person was reportedly killed.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Faryab Province . . Government of Afghanistan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) . 2012-10-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130414220913/http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=128&Itemid=117 . 2013-04-14 .
  2. http://www.fao.org/afghanistan/ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
  3. http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/attachments/article/128/Khowaja%20Sabzposh%20DDP%20English%20Summary.pdf Khwaja Sabz Posh District (Re-elected)
  4. Web site: Afghanistan Flash Flood Situation Report. International Organization for Migration. 1 October 2015.