Kajran District
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Kajran کجران | |
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Location within Afghanistan[1] | |
Coordinates: 33°12′36″N 65°37′12″E / 33.21000°N 65.62000°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Daykundi |
Area | |
• Total | 1,886 km2 (728 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 26,259 |
Kijran, also spelled as Kajran (Persian: کجران), is a district in Daykundi province in central Afghanistan. It has an area of about 1,886 square kilometres.[2]
Demographics
[edit]The population of the district was reported in 2004 at about 26,259 people.[2]
Gallery
[edit]Additional images of Kajran District available in Wikimedia Commons.
- An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley to support members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces during a firefight near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, Daykundi Province, Afghanistan.
- Members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition Special Operations Forces patrol though a valley near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, 2012.
- An Afghan Local Police officer patrols a checkpoint in Kajran district, 2012.
- A pair of children gather outside a coordination meeting with village elders in Kajran district, 2011.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Kijran District" (PDF). Government of Afghanistan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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