Waygal District
Waygal
Waygul | |
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District | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Nuristan Province |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,100 |
Waygal District[2] (Pashto: وایگل ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی وایگل) is a district of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It's mainly made of 8 villages in the valley as following by area and population, Waygal, Zanchgal, Nishigram, Hameshdesh, Akund, Muldesh, Jamach, and Want. People speak Waigali language which is a branch of Dardic language. Pashto and Dari are also widely understood and used as official languages.[3]
External links
- Map of Settlements AIMS, August 2002
Notes
- ^ "Nuristan Provincial Profile" (PDF). Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Wāygal (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions" map, March 2007, Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)
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