Nawa District
District in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Nawa District in Ghazni Province. For the district in Helmand Province, see Nawa-I-Barakzayi District.
Nawa is a large district in the far south of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. It is 100 km south from Ghazni in a mountainous region. The salt lake Ab-i Istada is located in the northern part of the district. Nawa's population was estimated at 29,054 in 2002, of whom around 45% were children under 12.[2] The district center is the village of Nawa. Military operations in the district were featured in articles in the Washington Post[3] and the New York Times[4] in October 2009. The district was controlled by the Taliban until 17 July 2017.
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Nawa District
ناوه | |
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Nawa | |
Coordinates: 32°19′25″N 67°52′38″E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Ghazni Province |
Occupation | Taliban[1] |
Elevation | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) |
Population (2002)[2] | |
• Total | 29,054 |
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The district is within the heartland of the Tarakai tribe of Khilji Pashtuns.[5]