:Marghab District

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| native_name = ولسوالی مرغاب

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| subdivision_name1 = Ghor Province

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| population_total = 19000

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Marghab District (Dari ولسوالی مرغاب), is a district located in Ghor Province, Afghanistan, created on 26 November 2019. Shorabak area serves as the district center. President Ghani decreed the creation of the district through decree No. 632 from the Presidential Palace. The district encompasses 32 villages and has approximately 25000 inhabitants and its mainly populated by Tajiks .{{cite web |url=https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2019/11/26/senate-approves-marghab-district-creation-ghor |title=Senate approves Marghab district creation in Ghor |author=Khwaja Basir Fitri |date=26 November 2019 |website=pajhwok.com |publisher=Pajhwok Afghan News |access-date=18 July 2020}}

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Most of the population live in the valley of the Marghab River.

Economy

The district suffers from poverty and a weak economy.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

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