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'''Deh Sabz District''' is situated northeast of [[Kabul]] City in [[Afghanistan]]. It has a population of 100,136 people (2002 [[UNHCR]] estimate). About |
'''Deh Sabz District''' is situated northeast of [[Kabul]] City in [[Afghanistan]]. It has a population of 100,136 people (2002 [[UNHCR]] estimate). About 50% are [[Pashtuns]], and 50% are [[Tajiks]].<ref>[http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/kabul/deh_sabz.pdf Deh Sabz District Profile, UNHCR]</ref> |
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De Sabz borders with [[Shakardara District|Shakardara]] and [[Mir Bacha Kot District|Mir Bacha Kot]] districts to the west, [[Kalakan District|Kalakan]] and [[Qarabagh District|Qarabagh]] districts to the north-west, [[Parvan Province]] to the north and east, [[Surobi District|Surobi]] to the southeast and [[Bagrami District|Bagrami]] and [[Kabul]] districts to the south. The [[headquarters]] of Deh Sabz is the village of [[Tarakhel]], situated in the south-western part of the district. |
De Sabz borders with [[Shakardara District|Shakardara]] and [[Mir Bacha Kot District|Mir Bacha Kot]] districts to the west, [[Kalakan District|Kalakan]] and [[Qarabagh District|Qarabagh]] districts to the north-west, [[Parvan Province]] to the north and east, [[Surobi District|Surobi]] to the southeast and [[Bagrami District|Bagrami]] and [[Kabul]] districts to the south. The [[headquarters]] of Deh Sabz is the village of [[Tarakhel]], situated in the south-western part of the district. |
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Revision as of 21:18, 26 July 2007
Deh Sabz District is situated northeast of Kabul City in Afghanistan. It has a population of 100,136 people (2002 UNHCR estimate). About 50% are Pashtuns, and 50% are Tajiks.[1]
De Sabz borders with Shakardara and Mir Bacha Kot districts to the west, Kalakan and Qarabagh districts to the north-west, Parvan Province to the north and east, Surobi to the southeast and Bagrami and Kabul districts to the south. The headquarters of Deh Sabz is the village of Tarakhel, situated in the south-western part of the district.
The Kabul River flows through the district in its southern end and the main highway (Kabul-Jalalabad) passes along it. Most of its people live in villages. Many houses have been destroyed during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, and many people were displaced. The agriculture is the most important source of income, though drougts are a serious problem. The education is relatively good, there are schools for boys and some for girls. The health care is expected to improved by 2011.
In early 2007, the Afghan Ministry for Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) laid foundation of a modern residential scheme in Deh Sabz district for a 20,000 houses. It is part of an exention of Kabul City with Deh Sabz district, expected to be completed in five years time.[2]
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