Kajran District

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Kajran
کجران
District
Kajran is located in Afghanistan
Kajran
Kajran
Location within Afghanistan[1]
Coordinates: 33°12′36″N 65°37′12″E / 33.21000°N 65.62000°E / 33.21000; 65.62000
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceDaykundi
Area
 • Total1,886 km2 (728 sq mi)
Elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total26,259

Kijran, also spelled as Kajran (Persian: کجران), is a district in Daykundi province in central Afghanistan. It has an area of about 1,886 square kilometres.[2]

Demographics

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The population of the district was reported in 2004 at about 26,259 people.[2]

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Additional images of Kajran District available in Wikimedia Commons.

  • An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley to support members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces during a firefight near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, Daykundi Province, Afghanistan.
    An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley to support members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces during a firefight near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, Daykundi Province, Afghanistan.
  • Members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition Special Operations Forces patrol though a valley near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, 2012.
    Members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition Special Operations Forces patrol though a valley near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, 2012.
  • An Afghan Local Police officer patrols a checkpoint in Kajran district, 2012.
    An Afghan Local Police officer patrols a checkpoint in Kajran district, 2012.
  • A pair of children gather outside a coordination meeting with village elders in Kajran district, 2011.
    A pair of children gather outside a coordination meeting with village elders in Kajran district, 2011.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Kijran District" (PDF). Government of Afghanistan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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