Gomal District
Gomal
ګومل | |
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 Gomal district (in dark blue) within the province of Paktika. | |
  Gomal Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°30′40″N 68°54′11″E / 32.51111°N 68.90306°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Paktika |
| Capital | Shkin |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 45,873 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Gomal District (Pashto: ګومل ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی گومل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The estimated population in 2019 was 45,873.[1] The district is within the heartland of the Kharoti tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[2]
It is named after the Gomal River.
References
[edit]- ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11). Naval Postgraduate School.
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LANGUAGE: PASHTO