Obe District

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Obe
اوبه
District
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Obe
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°22′24″N63°11′43″E / 34.3734°N 63.1952°E / 34.3734; 63.1952
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Province Herat
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total
73,600

Obe (also spelled Awba) is a district in the northeast of Herat Province, Afghanistan. It borders on the north with Badghis Province, on the east with Chishti sharif District, on the southeast with Farsi District, on the south with Adraskan District, and on the west with Pashtun Zarghun and Karukh districts.

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The population of the district was estimated at 73,600 in 2012. [1] The district center is the town of Obe (Owbi). The Hari River flows through the district.

Agriculture

The following table demonstrates the total amount of irrigated and rain-fed lands in the district. [2]

Total (Jerib)Irrigated (Jerib)Rainfed (Jerib)Forest (Hectare)
79,87977,799151,98181,550

References

  1. 1 2 "Settled Population of Herat Province" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Herat Provincial Profile" (PDF). Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.


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