Dawlatabad
دولتآباد Dāulātābad | |
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 Zadian Minaret, Zadian in 1976 | |
  Dawlatabad Location within Afghanistan[1] | |
| Coordinates: 37°03′36″N 66°48′00″E / 37.06000°N 66.80000°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Balkh |
| Seat | Dowlatabad |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 101,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
Dawlatabad District (Pashto/Persian: دولتآباد) is a landlocked district, located in the northwestern part of Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan. The population is 101,900 people.[2] The capital is the village of Dowlatabad (Pop: 12,400) at 298 m height above sea level.
Major ethnic groups in this district are Uzbek, Turkmen, Tajik, Hazara, Pashtun, and Arab.
- ^ "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Settled Population of Balkh Province" (PDF). Central Statistics Organisation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.