Chishti sharif District
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Chishti Sharif District is the most easterly district
in Herat Province
, Afghanistan
, situated along the Hari River and one of its northern tributaries. It borders with Obe District
to the west, Badghis Province
to the north and Ghor Province to the east and south. The population was estimated at 20,200 in 2005. The district administrative center is the village of Chishti Sharif
.
Districts of Afghanistan
The provinces of Afghanistan are divided into Wolaswalei or districts. The number of districts in Afghanistan has fluctuated over the years, with new districts created by splitting or merging parts of others. Prior to 1979, there were 325 districts. This was increased to 329 and, in 2004, a major...
in Herat Province
Herat Province
Herat is one the 34 provinces of Afghanistan; together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the South-western region of the country...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, situated along the Hari River and one of its northern tributaries. It borders with Obe District
Obe District
Obe 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.The...
to the west, Badghis Province
Badghis Province
Bādghīs is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in northwestern Afghanistan, between the Murghab and Hari rivers, extending as far northward as the edge of the desert of Sarakhs. It includes the Chul formations through which the Turkmen-Afghan boundary runs...
to the north and Ghor Province to the east and south. The population was estimated at 20,200 in 2005. The district administrative center is the village of Chishti Sharif
Chishti Sharif
Chishti Sharif is a town situated on the northern bank of the Hari River in Herat Province, Afghanistan on at 1573 m altitude....
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