Shekay District

District in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Shekay
شِکی
District
Coordinates: 38°12′N 70°56′E / 38.200°N 70.933°E / 38.200; 70.933
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
RegionDarwaz
CapitalJarf
Population
 ([citation needed])
 • Total27,000
Time zone+ 4.30

Shekay or Shikai Persian: شهرستان شِکی is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan province in northeastern Afghanistan.[1] It was created in 2005 from part of Darwaz District and is home to approximately 26,000 residents. This district borders Nusay and Kuf Ab districts in Badakhshan and also Darvoz District in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan.

The village Jarf is the capital of the Shekay district.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Afghanistan avalanche kills 42 in Badakhshan". BBC News. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

External links

  • Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services
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