Official Name: | Qala-e-Naw |
Native Name: | قلعهنو |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Coordinates: | 34.9867°N 70.1°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name1: | Badghis |
Subdivision Name2: | Qala e Naw |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicity |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Qala-e-Naw, also Qalay-e-Naw or Qalanou (prs|قلعهنو) is a district in the west of Badghis Province, Afghanistan. The majority of its population are Sunni Hazaras, with significant numbers of Tajiks, Pashtuns, Balochs, Uzbeks, and Turkmens.
The district capital is Qala e Naw city, which is also the provincial capital. The district is known for its pistachio forests.[1]