Hesa Awal Kohistan District

Hesa Awal Kohistan District is a new district, created from the bigger Kohistan District in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. The district center is Kohistan. The population is 60,300 (2006), mostly Tajik.

Hesa Awal Kohistan District
District
Hesa Awal Kohistan District (in Orange)
CountryAfghanistan
RegionKapisa Province
CapitalKohistan
Population
 (2006)
  Total60,300

History

The Kohistani Tajiks were the most powerful and best organized groups that fought against the British occupation of Kabul in 1879 to 1880.[1]

See also

References

  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kohistan" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 886.


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