Official Name: | Marghab District |
Native Name: | ولسوالی مرغاب |
Native Name Lang: | pa |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | 34.9754°N 65.6109°W |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ghor Province |
Population Total: | 19000 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Elevation M: | 2150 |
Marghab District (Persian ولسوالی مرغاب), is a district located in Ghor Province, Afghanistan, created on 26 November 2019. Shorabak area serves as the district center. President Ghani decreed the creation of the district through decree No. 632 from the Presidential Palace. The district encompasses 32 villages and has approximately 25000 inhabitants and is mainly populated by Tajiks.[1] Most of the population live in the valley of the Marghab River.
The district suffers from poverty and a weak economy.