This article is about the Surobi District of Kabul Province. For the district in Paktika, see Sarobi, Paktika.
| Surobi District | |
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| Location in Kabul Province | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Kabul Province |
| Capital | Surobi |
| Time zone | AST (UTC+04:30) |
Surobi, Sarobi or Sarubi District is a district of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Its capital, Surobi, lies about 60 kilometres east of Kabul along the A01 highway, although much of the district lies northeast of Kabul.[1]The principal river is the Kabul River. Many of the Uzbek IMU figters are said to come from Sarobi District, with the village of Basra being the headquarters of the Khalid bin Walid training camp.[2][3]
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On July 23, 2007, an improvised explosive device detonated near a US vehicle in Sarobi District killing four soldiers: 1st Sgt. Michael S. Curry Jr., Sgt. Travon T. Johnson, Pfc. Adam J. Davis and Pfc. Jessy S. Rogers.[4]
Sarobi was the site of a major action by the French Foreign Legion in December, 2009.[5]
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 estimates the population of the district to be around 44,871.[6] According to AIMS and UNHCR, Pashtuns make up over 90% of the total population, while ethnic Pashais make up the remaining 10% of the population.[7]
Surobi district borders Bagrami and Deh Sabz districts to the west, Parvan and Kapisa provinces to the north, Laghman Province to the east, and Nangarhar Province and Khaki Jabbar District to the south.
There are 130 villages in Surobi district. The Kabul River travels through the centre of the district and keeps the two sides of the district quite green. Three dams (Naghlo Dam, Mahipar Dam and Barqi-Sarobi Dam) are in the district, which generate electricity for Kabul and the district itself. However, due to lack of water, Mahipar Dam is out of order for now. Each village has their own governor or leader of that village.
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