Murghab District
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Murghab (Persian: مرغاب) is a district in the north of Badghis Province, Afghanistan. To the west, it borders on Turkmenistan. Its population was estimated at 42,288 in 1990; the ethnic makeup is approximately 85% Pashtun, the remainder being mostly Tajik and Turkmen. Most of the population lives in the valley of the Murghab River.
The district capital is Murghab.
[edit] References
- UNHCR District Profile, compiled 2002-08-26, accessed 2006-05-05 (PDF).
[edit] External links
- Map of Murghab (PDF)
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