Fayzabad District, Badakhshan

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Fayzabad
فیض‌آباد
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Fayzabad
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°03′03″N70°34′47″E / 37.0508°N 70.5797°E / 37.0508; 70.5797
Country Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
Province Badakhshan
Capital Fayzabad
Population
 ( [1] )
  Total78,757
Time zone UTC+4:30

Fayzabad District (Persian : فیض‌آباد) is one of 30 districts that comprise Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The city of Fayzabad serves as its capital. In 2005, several portions of the district were sub-divided to create several new districts within the province. The remaining portion is home to approximately 75,577 residents, [2] who are mostly peasants.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021
  2. "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.