Jawand District
Place in Badghis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jawand is the largest district of Badghis Province, Afghanistan, located in the southeast. Its population is estimated at 186,000, although a 1990 estimate by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) puts the population at 46,403. Its capital is Jawand.[1][2]
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Jawand
قلعه نو | |
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District | Badghis |
Government | |
• Type | District council |
Area | |
• Total | 7,146 km2 (2,759 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate | 186,000 |
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Jawand has approximately 380 villages, with nearly all of them ravaged by poverty, hunger and disease. There are no paved roads, no doctors or medical clinics and no schools.