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{{short description|District of Afghanistan}}
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{{About|the district in Afghanistan|tehsil in Pakistan|Birmil Tehsil}}
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[[File:Paktika districts.png|thumb|Map of [[Paktika Province]] with the district of Barmal in peach color in the upper right.]]
[[File:Paktika districts.png|thumb|Map of [[Paktika Province]] with the district of Barmal in peach color in the upper right.]]
'''Barmal District''' ({{lang-ps|برمل ولسوالۍ}}, {{lang-prs|ولسوالی برمل}}) is a district of [[Paktika Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. It shares a border with [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] and [[Balochistan, Pakistan]]. The [[Angur Ada]] is the official [[border checkpoint]] and [[border crossing]] between the people of Paktika and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The government office of Barmal District is located in Newai Ada.
'''Barmal District''' ({{langx|ps|برمل ولسوالۍ}}, {{langx|prs|ولسوالی برمل}}) is a district of [[Paktika Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. It shares a border with [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] and [[Balochistan, Pakistan]]. The [[Angur Ada]] is the official [[border checkpoint]] and [[border crossing]] between the people of Paktika and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The government office of Barmal District is located in Newai Ada.


==History==
==History==
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===Construction of new earthquake-resistant houses===
===Construction of new earthquake-resistant houses===


In August 2022, new "[[earthquake-resistant structures|earthquake-resistant houses]]" began to be constructed in the district for victims of the earthquake.<ref name="Saqalain Eqbal">{{cite news |title=2,300 ‘Earthquake-Resilient’ Houses to Be Built in Quake-Hit Regions of Afghanistan: UNHCR |url=https://www.khaama.com/2300-earthquake-resilient-houses-to-be-built-in-quake-hit-regions-of-afghanistan-unhcr-57689/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=The Khaama Press |date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=24 June 2022}}</ref> The project involves the establishment of 2,000 homes in both [[Gayan District|Gayan]] and Barmal districts of Paktika Province, including 300 houses in [[Spera District]] of neighboring [[Khost Province]].<ref name="Saqalain Eqbal"/>
In August 2022, new "[[earthquake-resistant structures|earthquake-resistant houses]]" began to be constructed in the district for victims of the earthquake.<ref name="Saqalain Eqbal">{{cite news |title=2,300 'Earthquake-Resilient' Houses to Be Built in Quake-Hit Regions of Afghanistan: UNHCR |url=https://www.khaama.com/2300-earthquake-resilient-houses-to-be-built-in-quake-hit-regions-of-afghanistan-unhcr-57689/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=The Khaama Press |date=23 August 2022 }}</ref> The project involves the establishment of 2,000 homes in both [[Gayan District|Gayan]] and Barmal districts of Paktika Province, including 300 houses in [[Spera District]] of neighboring [[Khost Province]].<ref name="Saqalain Eqbal"/>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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# Gajikhel Ada
# Gajikhel Ada
# Zargar Ada
# Zargar Ada
# Titoon Shaga<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/afghanistan/admin/pakt%C4%ABk%C4%81/1214__barmal/ | title=Barmal (District, Afghanistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://elections.pajhwok.com/en/content/paktika-administrative-units | title=Paktika administrative units }}</ref><ref>http://www.fao.org/3/i0034e/i0034e00.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=June 2022}}</ref>
# Titoon Shaga<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/afghanistan/admin/pakt%C4%ABk%C4%81/1214__barmal/ | title=Barmal (District, Afghanistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://elections.pajhwok.com/en/content/paktika-administrative-units | title=Paktika administrative units }}</ref>


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
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*https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/context-culture/the-1919-war-of-independence-or-third-anglo-afghan-war-a-conflict-the-afghans-started-and-ended/
*[https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/context-culture/the-1919-war-of-independence-or-third-anglo-afghan-war-a-conflict-the-afghans-started-and-ended/ The 1919 War of Independence (or third Anglo-Afghan War): a conflict the Afghans started (and ended)]


{{Paktika Province}}
{{Paktika Province}}

Latest revision as of 23:08, 7 November 2024

This article is about the district in Afghanistan. For tehsil in Pakistan, see Birmil Tehsil.

Map of Paktika Province with the district of Barmal in peach color in the upper right.

Barmal District (Pashto: برمل ولسوالۍ, Dari: ولسوالی برمل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It shares a border with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Pakistan. The Angur Ada is the official border checkpoint and border crossing between the people of Paktika and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The government office of Barmal District is located in Newai Ada.

History

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Barmal was one of the districts most affected by the 2022 Afghanistan earthquake, which killed at least 500 persons and injured a thousand others in the district.[1] Many houses constructed primarily of mud and wood were razed to the ground.[2] Heavy rain and the earthquake contributed to landslides that destroyed entire hamlets.[3]

Construction of new earthquake-resistant houses

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In August 2022, new "earthquake-resistant houses" began to be constructed in the district for victims of the earthquake.[4] The project involves the establishment of 2,000 homes in both Gayan and Barmal districts of Paktika Province, including 300 houses in Spera District of neighboring Khost Province.[4]

Geography

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Further information: Geography of Afghanistan

Major towns of Barmal District are:

  1. Newai Ada
  2. Margha Ada
  3. Laman Ada
  4. Gajikhel Ada
  5. Zargar Ada
  6. Titoon Shaga[5][6]

Demographics

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Further information: Demographics of Afghanistan

The population of the district in 2004 was 88,028 people.[7][8] Majority of them are ethnic Pashtuns, mainly from the Wazir and Kharoti tribes.

References

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  1. ^ "Afghanistan: Earthquake - Jun 2022". reliefweb.int.
  2. ^ Padshah, Safiullah; Ives, Mike (22 June 2022). "Afghanistan Live Updates: At Least 1,000 Killed in Earthquake, Official Media Says: The quake struck 28 miles southwest of the provincial capital of Khost". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Thousands of Afghanistan earthquake survivors remain without food and shelter despite aid coming in". The New Arab. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2,300 'Earthquake-Resilient' Houses to Be Built in Quake-Hit Regions of Afghanistan: UNHCR". The Khaama Press. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Barmal (District, Afghanistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  6. ^ "Paktika administrative units".
  7. ^ Paktika provincial profile, June 2004, profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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