Tarinkot District
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District in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan
Tarinkot
ترينکوټ | |
|---|---|
District | |
Tarinkot is located in Afghanistan Tarinkot Tarinkot Location within Afghanistan[1] | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′48′′N 65°55′12′′E / 32.68000°N 65.92000°E / 32.68000; 65.92000 | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Uruzgan Province |
| Capital | Tarinkot |
| Population | |
• Total | 100,000 |
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Tarinkot District, also spelled as Tarin Kowt,[2] is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.[1] The capital of the district and the province is the town called Tarinkot, which is among the least developed populated places in the country.[3]
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.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Tarin Kowt and the battle for minds". 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Lack of Bridge Over Tarinkot River Creates Challenges". TOLOnews. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
External links
[edit ]- Map of Settlements United Nations, AIMS, May 2002
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