Kamdesh District
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Kamdesh District is a district
of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan
. It was originally in Konarha Province (Konar Province) and then was moved to the newly created Nuristan Province in 2001.
Districts of Afghanistan
The provinces of Afghanistan are divided into Wolaswalei or districts. The number of districts in Afghanistan has fluctuated over the years, with new districts created by splitting or merging parts of others. Prior to 1979, there were 325 districts. This was increased to 329 and, in 2004, a major...
of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. It was originally in Konarha Province (Konar Province) and then was moved to the newly created Nuristan Province in 2001.
Boundaries
Since March 2004, Kamdesh District borders on:- Bargi Matal District to the north,
- PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
to the east, - Ghaziabad DistrictGhaziabad district, Kunar ProvinceGhaziabad District is situated in the northern part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2004 from the northern part of Bar Kunar District. The population is 7,500 . The district center is the village of Ghaziabad at 1271 m altitude. The area is mountainous and there is little arable...
and Nari DistrictNari districtNari District is a boundary mountainous district in the most eastern part of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. It borders Bar Kunar District to the west, Nuristan Province to the north, Pakistan to the east and Dangam district to the south. The population is 24,500 —60% of them Pashtun...
of Kunar ProvinceKunar ProvinceKunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces...
to the south, - Waygal DistrictWaygal DistrictWaygal District is a district of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan....
to the southwest, and - Parun DistrictParun DistrictParun District is a district of Nuristan Province in Afghanistan. The district centre is Parun....
to the west.