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District in Paktia Province, Afghanistan
Gardez (Pashto: ګردېز ولسوالۍ) is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[1] The center of the district which is also the capital of Paktia Province is Gardez.
Demographics & population
Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of the district to be around 86,609 (CSO 2004).[1] According to the same sources, Pashtuns make up 70% of the total population followed by 30% Tajiks.
Notable people
- Abu Sa'id Gardezi, 11th-century geographer and historian
- Shah Gardez, 11th-century Sufi saint who established himself in Multan, India (now in Pakistan)
- Mohammad Najibullah, President of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992
- Khalaf ibn Ahmad, the last Saffarid Emir who died in Gardez in 1009 where he had been sent after the Ghaznavid conquest
- Zabiullah Mujahid, Spokesman of the Taliban
References
- ^ a b Gardez District Development Plan - MRRD Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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