Sar Hawza District
Sari-roza or Sar Hawza (Pashto: سر هوزه, Persian: ولسوالی سرروضه) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan.
Sar Hawza
سر هوزه | |
|---|---|
District | |
 Sar Hawza district (in orange) within the province of Paktika. | |
  Sar Hawza Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°6′52.34″N 69°7′28.97″E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Paktika |
| Population | |
| • Total | 36,236 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Sar Hawza is one of the main districts of Paktika with over three thousand houses. The population is 36,236.[1] People of Sar Hawza mostly work in business. Several Sar Hawzewal (residents of Sar Hawza) have businesses in Karachi, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, UK, USA and other European countries.
There has not been any serious violence in Sar Hawza for over 6 decades.
They have committees in Karachi, Pakistan, Saudi,Dubai, UK and in the USA. The Saudi committee serves the people of Sar Hawza by providing shelter and guidance during the Hajj.
The district is within the heartland of the Kharoti tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[2][3]
References
- Paktika provincial profile, June 2004, profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
- Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11). Naval Postgraduate School.
- Paktika Personalities: An Examination of the Tribes and the Significant People of a Traditional Pashtun Province - Timothy S. Timmons and Rashid Hassanpoor (2007)
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