Shahri Buzurg District

District in Badakhshan
Shahri Buzurg
Shahr-e Bozorg
شهر بزرگ
District
Location of Shahri Buzurg Shahr-e Bozorg
ProvinceBadakhshan
CapitalShahr-e Bozorg
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
Population
 • Estimate 
([citation needed])
42,000

Shahri Buzurg also spelled as Shahr-e Bozorg (Persian: شهر بزرگ) is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan. The capital is the city of Shahr-e Bozorg. Its northwestern border is along the international border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan while its southwestern border is with Takhar province. Located on the western edge of the province, Shahri Buzurg hosts a population of approximately 42,000 residents.

The name Shahri Buzurg is Dari and translates to Great City.

The district suffered the effects of an earthquake in 2005.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Powerful earthquake jolts Kashmir Valley". Rediff.com. 13 December 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

External links

  • Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services
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37°20′41″N 70°08′06″E / 37.34472°N 70.13500°E / 37.34472; 70.13500


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