Sar Hawza District Explained

Official Name:Sar Hawza
Native Name:سر هوزه
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Paktika
Population Total:36,236
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:33.1145°N 69.1247°W

Sari-roza or Sar Hawza (Pashto: سر هوزه, Persian: ولسوالی سرروضه) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan.

Sar Hawza is one of the main districts of Paktika with over three thousand houses. The population is 36,236.[1] People of Sar Hawza mostly work in business. Several Sar Hawzewal (residents of Sar Hawza) have businesses in Karachi, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, UK, USA and other European countries.

The district was the location of an operating point (OP) for the U.S. military in support of patrols and other operations throughout the Paktika province. In 2009, Sar Hawza was center of a firefight between U.S. and Taliban forces, resulting in a Taliban commander being captured.[2]

They have committees in Karachi, Pakistan, Saudi, Dubai, UK and in the USA. The Saudi committee serves the people of Sar Hawza by providing shelter and guidance during the Hajj.

The district is within the heartland of the Kharoti tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[3] [4]

References

33.1145°N 69.1247°W

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101007182303/http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Paktika%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Paktika provincial profile
  2. News: Wafa . Abdul Waheed . Otterman . Sharon . 2009-08-27 . Afghan Taliban Commander Is Captured in Raid . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-31 . 0362-4331.
  3. https://www.nps.edu/documents/105988371/107571254/East_tribal_map07.pdf/e48b5c16-800d-42bb-9e24-3d84ac394666 Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11)
  4. Paktika Personalities: An Examination of the Tribes and the Significant People of a Traditional Pashtun Province - Timothy S. Timmons and Rashid Hassanpoor (2007)