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- 1 2 "Settled Population of Zabul province by Civil Division, Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13" (PDF). Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ↑ "GPS coordinates of Ẕāmi Kalay, Afghanistan. Latitude: 31.7667 Longitude: 67.3333".
- ↑ Zabul Province Tribal Map. Naval Postgraduate School.
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