Jaghatu District, Ghazni

Not to be confused with Jaghatu District, Maidan Wardak.

Jaghatu جغتو
District
Jaghatu Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°34′38″N 68°11′08″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Ghazni
Capital	Gulbawri
Population [1]
• Estimate  (2002)	132,265

Jaghatu (Dari: جغتو) is one of the largest and most populated districts of Ghazni province in Afghanistan, west of the city of Ghazni.^[1]

Etymology

The name Jaghatu is derived from the Turkic word Jaghatai.^[2]

Demographics

The Jaghatu district is mostly populated by the ethnic Hazaras.^{[citation needed]}

History

On 18 May 2020, the Taliban killed two police officers and three civilians on a road in the Qyaq Valley of the district and set their bodies on fire.^[3][4]

Agriculture

• The main crops are wheat, potatoes, clovers and alfalfa.^[1]
• Sheep, goats, cows, donkeys and poultry.^[1]

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan
• Hazarajat

References

1. "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
2. نژادنامه افغان، اثر: فیض‌محمد کاتب
3. "Taliban militants set the bodies of 5 people on fire after shooting them dead". 18 May 2020 – via www.khaama.com/.
4. "Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 troops in eastern Afghanistan". 18 May 2020. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020 – via www.washingtonpost.com/.

External links

• Map of Settlements^{[permanent dead link‍]} AIMS, May 2002