Saghar ساغر | |
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Coordinates: 33°41′29″N63°52′01″E / 33.6914°N 63.8669°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Ghor |
Center | Titan |
Area | |
• Total | 2,644 km2 (1,021 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,160 m (7,090 ft) |
Population (2012) [1] | |
• Total | 33,700 |
Saghar District is situated in the most southwestern part of Ghor province, Afghanistan with district center Titan. The population is 33,700 people. [1] The district, as the other mountainous districts in the province, suffers long and severe winters and continuing drought during the summer.
The district suffers from poverty and weak economy due to spread of diseases, low agriculture and livestock productions and poor access to basic infrastructural, social, economical and educational services. [2]
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