Official Name: | Tarinkot |
Native Name: | ترينکوټ |
Native Name Lang: | pa |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | 32.68°N 65.92°W |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Uruzgan Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarinkot |
Population Total: | 100,000 |
Tarinkot District, also spelled as Tarin Kowt,[1] is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.[2] The capital of the district and the province is the town called Tarinkot.
In Tarinkot district, two Pashtun tribal confederations are represented, the Tareen or Tarin tribes: Popolzai, Barakzai, Alikozai, Achakzai; and the Ghilzai tribes: Tokhi, Hotak, Suleiman-Khel.