Qurchi

Qurchi
Town
Qurchi is located in Afghanistan
Qurchi
Qurchi
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°54′37″N 65°35′29″E / 35.91028°N 65.59139°E / 35.91028; 65.59139
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceFaryab Province
DistrictBilchiragh District
Time zone+ 4.30

Qurchi, also Kypim, is a major town in Bilchiragh District in the Faryab Province, in northern Afghanistan. It lies west of Negala. The town has a significant Uzbek population.

History

The town was occupied by Maimana officers in 1888.

Norwegian soldiers were attacked in Qurchi in July 2010.

References

  1. 1 2 Jarring, Gunnar (1939). On the distribution of Turk tribes in Afghanistan: an attempt at a preliminary classification. Gleerup. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Afghanistan Settlements Index". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs. Archived from the original (accessed externally by google in PDF/Adobe Acrobat) on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Lee, Jonathan L. (1996). The "ancient supremacy": Bukhara, Afghanistan, and the battle for Balkh, 1731-1901. BRILL. p. 521. ISBN 978-90-04-10399-3. Retrieved 29 April 2011.