Khash Rod District or Khashrowd (Balochi: خاشرود دمگ, Dari: ولسوالی خاشرود) is a district of Nimruz Province in Afghanistan. It had a population of 35,381 in 2004, which was 55% ethnic Pashtun, 20% Baloch, 15% Brahui and 10% Tajik.[1] The district capital is Ghorghori.
Khash Rod
ھاشرود دمگ ولسوالی خاشرود خاش رود ولسوالۍ | |
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District | |
The district in the map of Nimruz Province | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Region | Nimruz Province |
Capital | Ghorghori city |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 35,381 |
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan announced in 2023 that it plans to build a major dam in Khash Rod District.[2][3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Summary of District Development Plan - Khashrod District" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme and Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. 2007. p. 3. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Major dam to be built in Nimruz province". Ariana News. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Dam worth 2b afs being constructed in Nimroz". Afghanistan International. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Dam worth 2b afs being constructed in Nimroz". Pajhwok Afghan News. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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