Said Karam District
Said Karam (Pashto: سيدکرم ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی سیدکرم) is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[1] The main town in Khandkhel. The district is within the heartland of the Muqbil tribe of Pashtuns.[2]
Districts of Paktia Province
Demographics & population
Said Karam (Totakhil-توتاخیل) 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 estimated the population of the district to be around 42,967 (CSO 2004).[1]
Notable people
- Mohammad Najibullah, President of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992
- Mohammad Ashraf Naseri
See also
- Khandkhel, a settlement in the district
References
- Sayed Karam District Development Plan - MRRD
- Paktia Province Tribal Map (Page 12). Naval Postgraduate School.
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