Khwaja Umari District Explained

Official Name:Khwaja Umari
Native Name:خواجه‌عمری
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:33.68°N 68.42°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name1:Ghazni
Subdivision Name2:Khwaja Umari
Elevation M:2200

Khwaja Umari is a district in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.[1] It was created in 2005 from the large Jaghatu District. The district center is the village of Khwaja Umari.

The drought is less severe here than in many other parts of the country, and 80% of the arable land is in use. The main source of income is agriculture, but many work in Ghazni and the rate of unemployment is lower than many other districts.

In 2018, the Taliban overran the headquarters of the district government, killing district governor Ali Dost Shams and the district chief of the National Directorate for Security Ahmad Ziya, along with approximately twelve others.[2]

Demographics

The population in 2005 was estimated at 16,100, of whom 45% were Hazara, 35% Tajik, and 20% Pashtun[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051027183748/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/ghazni/khwaja_omari.pdf . 27 October 2005 . 28 October 2015 . UNHCR.
  2. News: Nordland . Rod . Abed . Fahim . April 12, 2018 . Taliban Overrun Government Offices and Kill Two Top Officials . . Mohammad Arif Noori, a spokesman for the governor of Ghazni Province, said that Taliban insurgents attacked the government compound of Khwaja Umari district, killing the district governor, Ali Dost Shams, 30, and the district chief of the National Directorate for Security, Ahmad Ziya..
  3. Web site: dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/ghazni/khwaja_omari.pdf .