Khwaja Ghar District
Khwaja Ghar District is a district of Takhar Province, Afghanistan. The district was badly destroyed during the 1996-2001 Afghan Civil War in fighting between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance.
Khwaja Ghar District | |
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Location of the district in Takhar Province | |
| Coordinates: 37.06°N 69.42°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Takhār Province |
| Plotted | 1973 |
| District Center | Khwaja Ghar |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mohammad Omar |
| • Police Chief | Mohammad Ishaq |
| Area | |
| • District | 402 km2 (155 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • District | 74,769 |
| • Density | 186/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,917 |
| • Rural | 66,852 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Uzbek | 70% |
| • Pashtun | 20% |
| • Tajik | 10% |
| • Hazara | <1% |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
| Post code | 3760 |
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