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Paktika (Pashto: پکتیکا) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country.Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktika has a population of about 789,000 residents, [3] who are mostly ethnic Pashtuns but smaller communities of Tajiks and others may also be found in the province.
The districts of Afghanistan, known as wuleswali (Pashto: ولسوالۍ, wuləswāləi; Persian: ولسوالی, wuləswālī), are secondary-level administrative units, one level below provinces. The Afghan government issued its first district map in 1973. [ 1 ]
Within Afghanistan, it borders Logar Province, Ghazni Province, Paktika Province, and Khost Province, in counterclockwise order. Paktia is a largely mountainous province, with most of the population living in the central valley stretching from Ahmadkhel in the east down through Zurmat and into neighboring Paktika province .
Barmal District (Pashto: برمل ولسوالۍ, Dari: ولسوالی برمل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It shares a border with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Pakistan. The Angur Ada is the official border checkpoint and border crossing between the people of Paktika and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The government office of ...
Urgun [pronunciation?] (Pashto: ارګون) is the main town of the Urgun District of Paktika Province, Afghanistan.With an estimated population of 10,665, [1] Urgun is the largest city of Paktika, while Urgun District, with a population of 89,718, is also the most populous district of the province.
Sharana District (Pashto: ښرنه ولسوالۍ) or Sharan District is home to the city of Sharana, which is the capital of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The Paktika Governor's compound is in Sharana, attached to the police headquarters for the province. The district is within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns. [1]
Like many place names in Afghanistan, Urgun can be spelled a number of different ways. "Urgon", "Orgun" and "Orgon", however, remain the most popular alternative spellings on maps and official documents. Urgun is 7,492 ft above sea level.
Sharana (Pashto: ښرنه) is the capital of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It is located at an altitude of 2,200 meters. [2] Its population was estimated to be 2,200 in 2006. [3] The city of Sharana has a population of 15,651 (in 2015) [4] and is located within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns. [5]