Shekay District should not be confused with Shaki District.
Shekay | |
Native Name: | شِکی |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Name1: | Badakhshan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Darwaz |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Subdivision Name3: | Jarf |
Population Total: | 27,000 |
Population Density Km2: | 1,700 km2 |
Timezone: | + 4.30 |
Coordinates: | 38.2°N 126°W |
Shekay or Shikai is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan province in northeastern Afghanistan.[1] It was created in 2005 from part of Darwaz District and is home to approximately 26,000 residents. This district borders Nusay and Kuf Ab districts in Badakhshan and also Darvoz District in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan.
The village Jarf is the capital of the Shekay district.