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Said Karam District

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Districts of Paktia Province

Said Karam (Pashto: سيدکرم ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی سیدکرم) is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[1] The main town in the district is Khandkhel. The district is within the heartland of the Muqbil tribe of Pashtuns.[2] Villages in the Said Karam district are Khandkhel (خڼخیل), Khunderkhel (کندر خیل), Goud Qala Mangal (ګډقلعه منګل), Chino Klalai (چینو کلا), Shaiyesta Kalay (شایسته کلا) and Shaikhan Kalay (توتاخېل)[citation needed]

Demographics & population

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No exact population numbers are available.[original research?] The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of the district to be around 42,967 (CSO 2004).[1]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sayed Karam District Development Plan - MRRD" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Paktia Province Tribal Map (Page 12). Naval Postgraduate School.