Khanashin
ریگ خان شین | |
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District | |
 Flag raising over Khan Neshin castle, Rig District, after Operation Khanjar. | |
  Khanashin Location within Afghanistan[1] | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′N 63°29′E / 30.83°N 63.48°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Helmand Province |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 25,600 |
Reg (Khanashin) District is situated in the southeastern part of Helmand Province, Afghanistan along the Helmand River on its western bank. The population is 25,600[2] (80% Pashtun and 20% Balouch).[3] The main village is Khanashin.
The district is almost a desert and all the villages are along the Helmand River. The drought has extremely affected this district and its agriculture is ruined. The unemployment rate is 80%.
- ^ "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Settled Population of Helmand Province" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2015.