Darwaz-e Bala District
Darwaz-e Bala, also known as Nusay,[1] is a district in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Darwaz District. It is home to approximately 11,000 residents.
Darwazi Bala (ولسوالی درواز بالا (نسی | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan Province |
| District | Badakhshan |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| Population | |
| • Estimate () | 11,000 |
Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge in Darwazi Bala
This district borders the Shekay, Kuf Ab, and Maimay districts, along with districts in Darvoz, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan.
The district was historically part of the Darvaz principality, a semi-independent statelet ruled by a mir.[2]
References
- "Settled Population of Badakhshan province by Civil Division, Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- Seymour Becker. Russia’s Protectorates in Central Asia: Bukhara and Khiva, 1865-1924. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1968.
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