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| official_name = Baghlani Jadid |
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| native_name = بغلان جدید |
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| settlement_type = [[Districts of Afghanistan|District]] |
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| map_caption = Location within Afghanistan |
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| coordinates = {{coord|36|19|48|N|68|37|12|E|region:AF_type:city|display=inline}} |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Afghanistan|Province]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Baghlan Province|Baghlan]] |
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| population_total = 119,607 |
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| population_as_of = 2004 |
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'''Baghlani Jadid''' ({{langx|fa|بغلان جدید}}), (surface: 1,613 km<sup>2</sup>) is a [[Districts of Afghanistan|district]] of [[Baghlan Province]] in northern [[Afghanistan]]. It has a population of about 119,607. |
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==Geography== |
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| ⚫ | The district is situated in the northernmost part of the province. It borders [[Kunduz Province]] to the north and [[Samangan Province]] to the west . Most of the population live in the valley of the [[Kunduz River]]. The majority of its territory is uninhabited mountain ranges. An all-weather Kunduz-Kabul highway passes through the district from north to south. The main city is [[Baghlani Jadid]]. In 2005, Baghlani Jadid absorbed the district of [[Baghlan District|Baghlan-e-Markazi]], also in Baghlan Province, to create a new and bigger Baghlani Jadid district. |
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*[http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/northern/baghlan/baghlan/baghlan_jadeed.pdf District profile] by the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]] (9 April, 2002) |
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==Demographics== |
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According to Afghanistan's [[Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development]], the population of the district was estimated to be around 119,607 in 2004.<ref name="mrrd">[[Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development]] (MRRD) [http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Baghlan%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Baghlan Provincial profile]</ref> Ethnically, [[Pashtun people|Pashtuns]] are around 50% of the population and make up the majority in the district,<ref>[http://www.nps.edu/Programs/CCS/Baghlan/Baghlan.html Baghlan province profile], [[Naval Postgraduate School]] (NPS)</ref> followed by [[Tajik people|Tajiks]] at 40% and [[Uzbeks]] make up the remaining 10%.<ref name="aims">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050522055904/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/northern/baghlan/baghlan/baghlan_jadeed.pdf Baghlani Jadid profile], [[UNHCR]] and Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{coord missing|Afghanistan}} |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150701000706/http://www.afghanan.se/afghanan_2011/Afghanistan%20Mapper/Baghlan%20Map/baghlani_jadid.pdf Map of Settlements] United Nations, AIMS, May 2002 |
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{{Baghlan Province}} |
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[[Category:Districts of Baghlan Province]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:42, 21 October 2024
Baghlani Jadid
بغلان جدید | |
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  Baghlani Jadid Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°19′48″N 68°37′12″E / 36.33000°N 68.62000°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Baghlan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,613 km2 (623 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 119,607 |
Baghlani Jadid (Persian: بغلان جدید), (surface: 1,613 km2) is a district of Baghlan Province in northern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 119,607.
Geography
[edit]The district is situated in the northernmost part of the province. It borders Kunduz Province to the north and Samangan Province to the west . Most of the population live in the valley of the Kunduz River. The majority of its territory is uninhabited mountain ranges. An all-weather Kunduz-Kabul highway passes through the district from north to south. The main city is Baghlani Jadid. In 2005, Baghlani Jadid absorbed the district of Baghlan-e-Markazi, also in Baghlan Province, to create a new and bigger Baghlani Jadid district.
Demographics
[edit]According to Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, the population of the district was estimated to be around 119,607 in 2004.[1] Ethnically, Pashtuns are around 50% of the population and make up the majority in the district,[2] followed by Tajiks at 40% and Uzbeks make up the remaining 10%.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) Baghlan Provincial profile
- ^ Baghlan province profile, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
- ^ Baghlani Jadid profile, UNHCR and Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)
External links
[edit]- Map of Settlements United Nations, AIMS, May 2002
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