Tarinkot District
District in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan
Tarinkot ترينکوټ | |
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District | |
32°40′48″N 65°55′12″E / 32.68000°N 65.92000°E / 32.68000; 65.92000 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Uruzgan Province |
Capital | Tarinkot |
Population | |
• Total | 100,000 |
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Tarinkot District, also spelled as Tarin Kowt,[2] is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.[1] The capital of the district and the province is the town called Tarinkot.
In Tarinkot district, two Pashtun tribal confederations are represented, the Tareen or Tarin tribes: Popolzai, Barakzai, Alikozai, Achakzai; and the Ghilzai tribes: Tokhi, Hotak, Suleiman-Khel.
See also
- Districts of Afghanistan
- Tareen
- Ghilzai or Khilji
References
- ^ a b "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Tarin Kowt and the battle for minds". 29 July 2011.
External links
- Map of Settlements United Nations, AIMS, May 2002
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