Dey Chopan District

Daichopan
دای چوپان
District
Daichopan is located in Afghanistan
Daichopan
Daichopan
Location within Afghanistan
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceZabul

Dey Chopan (Pashto: دای چوپان), also spelled Dai chopan, is the northernmost district in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Named after a Hazara clan, the district historically belonged to the Hazaras, which was then invaded and depopulated by Emir Abdur Rahman in the 1890's. In 2013, it had a population of about 38,300.

The district’s people are the Tokhi tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns and the Noorzai tribe of Durrani Pashtuns.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Settled Population of Zabul province by Civil Division, Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13" (PDF). Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Central Statistics Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  2. ↑ Zabul Province Tribal Map. Naval Postgraduate School.