Sholgara
شولگره بوینهقره | |
|---|---|
  Sholgara Location within Afghanistan[1] | |
| Coordinates: 36°18′00″N 66°51′36″E / 36.30000°N 66.86000°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Balkh |
| Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 110,600 |
Sholgara (Dari: شولگره, šol(a)-gara, lit. "rice paddy field", old name Boyena Qara, Dari: بوینهقره) is a district (pop: 110,600)[2] in the southern part of Balkh Province, Afghanistan. Sholgara, just south of Mazari Sharif (Mazar), is strategically located at the crossroads between several districts: Sangcharak, Kishindih, Dar-I-Suf. Dar-I-Suf and Sangcharak are known for their resistance to the Taliban insurgency. It is commonly said that "who holds Sholgara, holds Mazar".[3]
- ^ "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Settled Population of Balkh Province" (PDF). Central Statistics Organisation. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ UNHCR District Profile, p.1; [1] Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, compiled 2002-04-11, accessed 2007-11-25 (PDF).