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'''Bar Kunar District''' is situated in the northeastern part of [[Kunar Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. It borders [[Asadabad district]] to the southwest, [[Nuristan Province]] to the northwest, [[Nari district]] to the northeast and [[Dangam district]] to the southeast. The population is 19,500 (2006) - all [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]]. The district center is the village of '''Asmãr''' ({{coord|35.0339|N|71.3583|E|}}) at 983 m elevation in a river valley, located in the most southern part of the district.<br />The district is mountainous and the [[arable land]] is not enough and people are poor. It is said that the fight against the Soviet Army started in this district. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027171716/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/eastern/kunar/asmar.pdf]
'''Bar Kunar District''' is situated in the northeastern part of [[Kunar Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. It borders [[Asadabad district]] to the southwest, [[Nuristan Province]] to the northwest, [[Nari district]] to the northeast and [[Dangam district]] to the southeast. The population is 19,500 (2006) - all [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]]. The district center is the village of '''Asmãr''' ({{coord|35.0339|N|71.3583|E|}}) at 983 m elevation in a river valley, located in the most southern part of the district.<br />The district is mountainous and the [[arable land]] is not enough and people are poor. It is said that the fight against the Soviet Army started in this district. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027171716/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/eastern/kunar/asmar.pdf]



Latest revision as of 23:56, 30 July 2023

Bar Kunar District is situated in the northeastern part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Asadabad district to the southwest, Nuristan Province to the northwest, Nari district to the northeast and Dangam district to the southeast. The population is 19,500 (2006) - all Pashtun. The district center is the village of Asmãr (35°02′02″N 71°21′30″E / 35.0339°N 71.3583°E / 35.0339; 71.3583) at 983 m elevation in a river valley, located in the most southern part of the district.
The district is mountainous and the arable land is not enough and people are poor. It is said that the fight against the Soviet Army started in this district. [1]

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