Shahjoy District

Shahjoy
شاه‌جوی
District
Afghan Local Police and coalition special operations forces load a police member needing medical care onto an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a medical evacuation in January 2012
Afghan Local Police and coalition special operations forces load a police member needing medical care onto an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a medical evacuation in January 2012
Shahjoy is located in Afghanistan
Shahjoy
Shahjoy
Location within Afghanistan
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceZabul

Shahjoy District (Pashto: شاه جوی) is a district of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. It is located in the eastern part of the province, bordering Ghazni province.

Demographics

It has a population of about 56,800 as of 2013. The district is mostly populated by the Hotak tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.