Gomal District

Gomal District (Pashto: ګومل ولسوالۍ‎, Persian: ولسوالی گومل‎) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The estimated population in 2019 was 45,873.[1] The district is within the heartland of the Kharoti tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[2]

It is named after the Gomal River.

References
  1. "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 22. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11). Naval Postgraduate School.


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