Daikundi Province

For the Hazara tribe, see Daikundi (tribe).

Daykundi /Persian: دایکندی, also spelt Daikondi, Dāykondī or Daikundi) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It was established on March 28, 2004. The region had previously been the isolated northern part of Uruzgan province to the south.

It is located about 310 kilometres from Kabul.

Daykundi's capital is Nili. Daykundi's population is mostly ethnic Hazaras, different from the Pashtuns in Oruzgan. Until 2006, Gizab was the only district in Daykundi province with a majority Pashtun population, but in May 2006, the government of Afghanistan took Gizab from Daykundi and annexed it to Oruzgan province to the south (though this event is not reflected in the maps on this page).

The government of Afghanistan, NGOs, and NATO's ISAF forces are barely represented in Daykundi due to its isolation and acute security problems. As a result, much of the province is governed by village elders enacting tribal codes and Taliban insurgents.

In December 2008, Ms. Azra Jafari was named by President Karzai as Mayor of Nili, Daykundi's capital city. She thus became Afghanistan's first female mayor

Daykundi province is well-known for its high-quality almonds, which are distributed throughout Afghanistan.

Districts

Pre-2005 Districts of Daykundi.

Districts of Daykundi Province

District	Capital	Population	Area	Notes
Gizab				Shifted from Orūzgān Province in 2005
Ishtarlay				Created in 2005 from Daykundi District
Kajran				Shifted from Orūzgān Province in 2005
Khedir				Created in 2005 from Daykundi District
Kiti				Shifted from Orūzgān and created within Kajran District in 2005
Miramor				Shifted from Orūzgān and created within Shahristan District in 2005
Nili				Created in 2005 from Daykundi District
Sangi Takht				Created in 2005 from Daykundi District
Shahristan				Shifted from Orūzgān Province in 2005