Shahri Buzurg District

Shahri Buzurg
Shahr e Bozorg
District Badakhshan
Government
  Type District council
Population
  Estimate () 42,000

Shahri Buzurg District (also: Shahr-e-Bozorg) is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. The capital is the city of Shahri Buzurg. Its northwestern border is along the international border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan while its southwestern border is with Takhar Province. Located on the western edge of the province, Shahri Buzurg hosts a population of approximately 42,000 residents.

The name Shahri Buzurg is Dari and translates to Great City.

The district suffered the effects of an earthquake in 2005.[1]

References

  1. "Powerful earthquake jolts Kashmir Valley". Rediff. 13 December 2005. Retrieved 2011-08-07.

Coordinates: 37°20′41″N 70°08′06″E / 37.34472°N 70.13500°E / 37.34472; 70.13500

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