Jaghatu is a district in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan, 20 km northwest of Ghazni. According to 2019 data, the population is 50,792.[1] The district is within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns.[2]: 10 Agriculture is the main source of income. The popular apples in Afghanistan is from this district. Drought has become a serious problem in the whole province. Health and education services are lacking although most of the people in this area have attempted to create schools and for students to attend with their own efforts.[citation needed]
Jaghatu
جغتو | |
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  Jaghatu Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′19″N 68°23′42″E / 33.8554°N 68.3951°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Maidan Wardak Province |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
History
editJaghatu district has some historical places such as Barghalee, which was the capital of the Haptaly empire before Islam. Sultan Dam is located in Jaghatu district although only two villages in the district benefit from the water, the rest of the water goes towards the Khaja Omary district and Ghazni province.[citation needed]
Notable people
edit- Abdul Hamid Bahij (born 1979), medical doctor, writer, translator and dictionary writer
- Rahmatullah Nabil (born 1968), politician
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.