Darwazi Bala | |
Native Name: | درواز بالا |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Badakhshan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Government Type: | District council |
Leader Title: | District governor (de facto) |
Leader Name: | Maulvi Juma Khan Fateh[1] |
Population Est: | 11,000 |
320px|thumb|Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge in Darwazi Bala
Darwaz-e Bala, also known as Nusay,[2] is a district in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Darwaz District. It is home to approximately 11,000 residents.
This district borders the Shekay, Kuf Ab, and Maimay districts, along with districts in Darvoz, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan.
The district was historically part of the Darvaz principality, a semi-independent statelet ruled by a mir.[3]