Gomal District, the Glossary
Gomal District (ګومل ولسوالۍ, ولسوالی گومل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan.[1]
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11 relations: Afghanistan, Capital city, Ghilji, Gomal River, Kharoti, National Statistics and Information Authority, Paktika Province, Pashtuns, Provinces of Afghanistan, Shkin, UTC+04:30.
- Districts of Paktika Province
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.
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Capital city
A capital city or just capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually as its seat of the government.
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Ghilji
The Ghiljī (غلجي,; Xelji) also spelled Khilji, Khalji, or Ghilzai and Ghilzay (غلزی), are one of the largest Pashtun tribes.
Gomal River
The Gomal (دریائے گومل, ګومل سیند، ګومل دریاب) is a river in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Kharoti
The Kharoti (Pashto:خروٹی) خروټی) are a Pashtun tribe of Ghilji origin, originating in the central part of Paktika Province, Afghanistan, but can be also found in other parts of the country. The Kharoti settled in Kharotabad in Quetta, British India (now Pakistan) around 1945. There are large Kharoti populations in the Paktika districts of Urgun, Barmal, Sar Hawza, Zarghun Shahr, Omna, Surobi, and in Ghazni, Zabul, Paktia, Khost, Logar, Wardak, Kabul, Nangarhar, Helmand, Gomal, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan and Quetta.
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The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA, اداره ملی احصائیه و معلومات, د احصایې او معلوماتو ملي اداره.), formerly the Central Statistics Organization (CSO, ادارۀ مرکزی احصائیه, داحصاي مرکزی اداره), is the Afghan government agency charged with collecting and maintaining statistical data for Afghanistan.
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Paktika Province
Paktika (Pashto) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country.
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Pashtuns
Pashtuns (translit), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are a nomadic, pastoral, Eastern Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. They historically were also referred to as Afghans until the 1970s after the term's meaning had become a demonym for members of all ethnic groups in Afghanistan.
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Provinces of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces (ولايت, wilåyat).
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Shkin
Shkin Naryab (شکين) is a town that is the capital of Gomal District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, located about a kilometer west of the newer town and bazaar of Angur Ada in the Barmal District of Paktika.
UTC+04:30
UTC+04:30 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +04:30.
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See also
Districts of Paktika Province
- Barmal District
- Dila District, Afghanistan
- Gayan District
- Gomal District
- Janikhel District, Paktika
- Khairkot District
- Mata Khan District
- Nika District
- Omna District
- Sar Hawza District
- Sharana District
- Surobi District, Paktika
- Terwa District
- Urgun District
- Wazakhwa District
- Wor Mamay District
- Yahyakhel District
- Yusufkhel District
- Zerok District