Aryob

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Aryob
اریوب
Aryob is located in Afghanistan
Aryob
Aryob
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°57′58″N 69°48′22″E / 33.9662°N 69.8061°E / 33.9662; 69.8061
Country Afghanistan
ProvincePaktia
DistrictZazi
Elevation
2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Population
 • Ethnicities
Pashtuns
Time zoneUTC+4:30
Ahmadkhel village in Zazi District

Aryob (Pashto: اریوب) or Aryub is the main town of Zazi District in the Paktia Province of Afghanistan where the Zazi tribe of Pashtuns live.[1] Aryob is also a tribe of their own, some regard them as of Turk-Shahi origin.[2]

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  1. ^ No practical work on Paktia projects yet, say residents. MENAFN - The Middle East North Africa Financial Network.
  2. ^ Ferrier, Joseph Pierre (1858). History of the Afghans Part 8. Oxford University.

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