Dashti Qala District | |
|---|---|
 Location of the district in Takhar Province | |
| Coordinates: 37°8′35″N 69°27′13″E / 37.14306°N 69.45361°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Takhār Province |
| Recognized | January 2004[2] |
| Government | |
| • Police Commander | Abdul Raouf Hamidi[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 270 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 41,659[1] |
| • Density | 220/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Population total is of 2020, and the density is of 2015 | |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Uzbek | 60% |
| • Tajik | 35% |
| • Pashtun | 5% |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
| Post Code | 3759[6] |
Dashti Qala District (دشت قلعه) is a district of Takhar Province, Afghanistan. It split from Khwaja Ghar District in June 2005.[7] This district borders Tajikistan. Ai-Khanoum, probably founded by the Seleucid Empire, is located in this district. In 2018, this district was considered contested between the government and the Taliban.[8]
- ^ "Mapping Taliban Control". longwarjournal.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Map of Afghanistan". maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Ajmal Kakar (31 December 2019). "Taliban closing in on bazaar". pajhwok.com. Pajhwok Afghan News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Takhar: A Socio-Economic and Demographic Profile" (PDF). University of California, Davis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Dasht e Qala Agha" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Dashti Qala Post Codes". worldpostalcode.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "398 District Division Matching to 329 District Division". aims.org. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Quarterly Report to the United States Congress" (PDF). SIGAR. 30 January 2019. p. 71. Retrieved 30 June 2020.