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[[File:COP Shukvani overlooking Sangin, Afghanistan.JPG|thumb|The now closed [[Georgia]]n [[ISAF]] Combat Outpost Shukvani in [[Helmand province]], [[Afghanistan]], which sits on a plateau overlooking the city of Sangin.]] |
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[[File:View Of Sangin Valley In Helmand.jpg|rightas|3x|thumb|Sangin Valley]] |
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'''Sangin''' is a [[Districts of Afghanistan|district]] in the east of [[Helmand Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. Its population, which is 100% [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]], was 50,900 in 2005. The district centre is the town of [[Sangin]]. The area is irrigated by the [[Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority]].<ref name=clapp>[http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA518306 (pdf) The Helmand Valley Project in Afghanistan: A.I.D. Evaluation Special Study No. 18] C Clapp-Wicek & E Baldwin, U.S. Agency for International Development, published December 1983</ref> |
'''Sangin''' is a [[Districts of Afghanistan|district]] in the east of [[Helmand Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. Its population, which is 100% [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]], was 50,900 in 2005. The district centre is the town of [[Sangin]]. The area is irrigated by the [[Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority]].<ref name=clapp>[http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA518306 (pdf) The Helmand Valley Project in Afghanistan: A.I.D. Evaluation Special Study No. 18] C Clapp-Wicek & E Baldwin, U.S. Agency for International Development, published December 1983</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*Districts of Afghanistan]] |
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Revision as of 22:52, 19 June 2013
Sangin is a district in the east of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was 50,900 in 2005. The district centre is the town of Sangin. The area is irrigated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority.[1]
See also
- Districts of Afghanistan]]
References
- ^ (pdf) The Helmand Valley Project in Afghanistan: A.I.D. Evaluation Special Study No. 18 C Clapp-Wicek & E Baldwin, U.S. Agency for International Development, published December 1983
- UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-12-01, accessed 2006-08-04 (PDF).
External links
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- Map of Sangin district (PDF)