Nazyan District Explained

Nazyan (Pashto: نازيان) (Persian: ولسوالی نازیان) is a district in the south-east of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 22,858 in 2002, of whom 9000 were children under 12. The district is within the heartland of the Shinwari tribe of Pashtuns.^[1] The district centre is a village called Surubai For More information Contact ENG Aqibullah Shinwari 0790250400

References

• UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-05-23, accessed 2006-07-20 (PDF).

The tribe which lives here is " Shinwari" & " Kochi "

External links

• Map of Nazyan district (PDF)

Notes and References

1. https://www.nps.edu/documents/105988371/107571254/East_tribal_map07.pdf/e48b5c16-800d-42bb-9e24-3d84ac394666 Nangarhar Province Tribal Map (Page 9)