Muqur District, Ghazni
Muqur
مقر | |
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Muqur is located in Afghanistan Muqur Muqur Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°53′16′′N 67°54′06′′E / 32.887660°N 67.901573°E / 32.887660; 67.901573 | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Ghazni |
| Capital | Muqur |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
• Total | 70,900 |
Muqur also spelt Moqur (Persian: مُقُر) is a district in the southwest of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 70,900 in 2002, of whom 19,538 were children under 12.[1]
On 8 May 2016, a vehicular accident on a stretch of the Kabul-Kandahar Highway occurred in the district, killing 73. Two buses travelling from Kabul to Kandahar collided with a fuel tanker. The stretch of highway in this district is reportedly dangerous due to Taliban presence, and the vehicles were speeding to avoid ambush.[2]
Divisions
[edit ]The district is divided in four main areas:[1]
- Khoband
- Khodzaie
- Gadakhel
- Manger Khel
Agriculture
[edit ]Main crops include wheat, alfalfa, peas, beans and honey melons. Animal husbandry includes sheep, goats, domestic poultry and a limited number of donkeys and horses.[1]
Politics and Governance
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Geography
[edit ]Healthcare
[edit ]Education
[edit ]Demographics
[edit ]Infrastructure
[edit ]Natural Resources
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Map of Muqur (PDF)
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016年03月03日. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Fuel-tanker crash kills over 70 in Afghanistan's Ghazni". Al-Jazeera May 8, 2016. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/afghanistan-road-crash-ghazni-160508115025713.html
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