Zurmat District
Zurmat (Pashto: زرمت ولسوالۍ / Persian: ولسوالی زرمت) is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[1] The main town is Zurmat, which is one of the main cities of the region of Loya Paktia.
Zurmat
زرمت | |
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District | |
 Afghans in Zurmat district | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Paktia |
| People | Pashtun |
| Population | |
| • Total | 86,609 |
| Demonym(s) | Zurmatai |
Geography
Zurmat borders Logar, Ghazni, and Paktika provinces. Tamir is the main bazaar of the district. Geographical features of Zurmat include the Shah-i-Kot Valley and the Arma Mountains. The district contains 63 or 64 schools.[2] Zurmat does not receive power from the national electricity grid, so solar power and generators are prevalent.[2]
Demographics
The population of the district is 120,000 (CSO 2004).[1] According to the same sources, Pashtuns make up 99% of the total population followed by 1% Tajiks.[2] Many people of Zurmat work in Arab countries like Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait.
History
Operation Anaconda, a major battle of the War in Afghanistan, took place in Zurmat in 2002. For the rest of the war, Zurmat has been a stronghold of the Taliban insurgency and the Haqqani network. In 2019, the Taliban controlled 80% of the district.[2]
References
- Zurmat District Development Plan - MRRD Archived May 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- "One Land, Two Rules (8): Delivering public services in insurgency-affected insurgent-controlled Zurmat district". Afghanistan Analysts Network - English. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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