Khadir District

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Khadir
خدیر
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Khadir
Location within Afghanistan [1]
Coordinates: 33°54′00″N65°45′00″E / 33.90000°N 65.75000°E / 33.90000; 65.75000
Country Afghanistan
Province Daykundi Province
Elevation
1,900 m (6,200 ft)

Khadir or Khedir (Persian : خدیر), is a district in Daykundi province, Afghanistan. [2] It was created in 2005 from Daykundi district of the old Uruzgan province. Its capital Khadir is situated at 2,466 m elevation.

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References

  1. "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. "Daykundi Province ‐ Socio‐demographic and Economic Survey Highlights" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization of Afghanistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.