Kushki Kuhna District

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| native_name = کشک کهنه

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| subdivision_name1 = Herat Province

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| population_total = 44,400

| population_as_of = 2012

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Kushki Kuhna is a district of Herat province in northwestern Afghanistan. It is situated in the northern part of the province. It borders Kushk District to the west, the nation of Turkmenistan to the north, Badghis Province to the east, and Karukh District to the south. The population Kushki Kuhna is 44,400 (as of 2012), which includes the following ethnic groups: 55% Tajik, 40% Pashtun and 5% Hazara.AIMS (Afghanistan Information Management Services), UNHCR Sub-Office [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080911142638/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/western/hirat/kushki_kuhna/kushki_kuhna.pdf District Profile of Kushki Khuna]

The headquarters or district center is also known as Kushki Kuhna. The main source of income is the agriculture. The infrastructure, health and education systems have been improved since 2002.

Agriculture

The following table demonstrates the total amount of irrigated and rain-fed lands in the district.{{cite web|title=Herat Provincial Profile|url=http://mrrd-nabdp.org/attachments/article/237/Herat%20Provincial%20Profile.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development|access-date=26 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031437/http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/attachments/article/237/Herat%20Provincial%20Profile.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=usurped}}

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Total (Jerib)Irrigated (Jerib)Rainfed (Jerib)Forest (Hectare)
20,0002,00018,000100,000

References

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See also

{{Districts of Herat}}

{{Herat Province}}

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Category:Districts of Herat Province

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