Karukh District
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Karukh District is situated in the northeastern part of Herat Province
, Afghanistan
. It borders Kushk District
to the northwest, Kushki Kuhna District
to the north and Badghis Province
to the northeast. To the east is Obe District
. To the south is Pashtun Zarghun District
and Injil District
is situated to the west. The population is 54,000 (year 2005). The district center is the town of Karukh
.
Herat Province
Herat is one the 34 provinces of Afghanistan; together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the South-western region of the country...
, 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 borders Kushk District
Kushk District
Kushk District is situated in the northern part of Herat Province, Afghanistan and may also may be referred to as Rubat-i-Sangin or Rabat-e-Sangi. It borders Turkmenistan to the north, Gulran District to the west, Zinda Jan District, Injil District and Karukh District to the south and Kushki Kuhna...
to the northwest, Kushki Kuhna District
Kushki Kuhna District
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...
to the north and Badghis Province
Badghis Province
Bādghīs is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in northwestern Afghanistan, between the Murghab and Hari rivers, extending as far northward as the edge of the desert of Sarakhs. It includes the Chul formations through which the Turkmen-Afghan boundary runs...
to the northeast. To the east is Obe District
Obe District
Obe is a district in the northeast of Herat Province, Afghanistan. It borders on the north with Badghis Province, on the east with Chishti sharif District, on the southeast with Farsi District, on the south with Adraskan District, and on the west with Pashtun Zarghun and Karukh districts.The...
. To the south is Pashtun Zarghun District
Pashtun Zarghun District
Pashtun Zarghun District , formerly known as Posht-e Zirghān or Posht-e Zirghūn , is situated in the central part of Herat Province, Afghanistan in the valley of the Hari River...
and Injil District
Injil District
Injil is a district of Herat Province in northwestern Afghanistan. It surrounds Herat City and borders Kushk District to the north, Karukh District to the east, Guzara District to the south, and Zinda Jan District to the west...
is situated to the west. The population is 54,000 (year 2005). The district center is the town of Karukh
Karukh
Karukh is a town and the center of Karukh District, Herat Province, Afghanistan. The population is more than 18,800 people. The town is located at at 1320 m altitude, 50 km northeast of Herat.Karukh’s busy bazaar is continuously mentioned in travelogues down through the centuries...
.