Kajran
کجران | |
|---|---|
  Kajran Location within Afghanistan[1] | |
| Coordinates: 33°12′36″N 65°37′12″E / 33.21000°N 65.62000°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Daykundi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,886 km2 (728 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 26,259 |
Kijran, also spelled as Kajran (Persian: کجران), is a district in Daykundi province in central Afghanistan. It has an area of about 1,886 square kilometres.[2]
Demographics
The population of the district was reported in 2004 at about 26,259 people.[2]
Gallery
Additional images of Kajran District available in Wikimedia Commons.
An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley to support members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces during a firefight near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, Daykundi Province, Afghanistan..jpg.webp)
Members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition Special Operations Forces patrol though a valley near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, 2012.
An Afghan Local Police officer patrols a checkpoint in Kajran district, 2012.
A pair of children gather outside a coordination meeting with village elders in Kajran district, 2011.
See also
References
- ↑ "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Kijran District" (PDF). Government of Afghanistan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
External links
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