Waygal
Waygul | |
|---|---|
District | |
  Waygal Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′00″N 71°02′00″E / 35.23333°N 71.03333°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Nuristan |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,100 |
Waygal District[2] (Waigali: Vägal, Pashto: وایگل ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی وایگل) is a district of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It has nine major villages in the valley as following by area and population, Waygal, Zanchgal, Nishigram, Ameshdesh, Akun, Kegal, Muldesh, Jamach, and Want. The local Kalasha people speak the Waigali language, a Nuristani language. Pashto and Dari are also widely understood and used as official languages.[3]
- ^ "Nuristan Provincial Profile" (PDF). Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Wāygal (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions" map, March 2007, Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)