Sirkanay district
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Sirkanay District is situated in the central part of Kunar Province
, Afghanistan
. It borders Pakistan
to the south. The population is 24,200 (2006). The district administrative center is the village of Serkanay (34.7906°N 71.1086°E) at 775 m altitude. To the north the district borders the Kunar River
, which irrigates the small part of arable land. Drought is the major problem of the people. The majority of the houses (70 %) were destroyed during the wars. Many young men live and work in Pakistan.
Kunar Province
Kunar 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...
, 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 Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , 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 south. The population is 24,200 (2006). The district administrative center is the village of Serkanay (34.7906°N 71.1086°E) at 775 m altitude. To the north the district borders the Kunar River
Kunar River
The Kunar River is about 480 km long, located in eastern Afghanistan and north-western Pakistan. The Kunar river system is fed from melting glaciers and snow of the Hindu Kush mountains....
, which irrigates the small part of arable land. Drought is the major problem of the people. The majority of the houses (70 %) were destroyed during the wars. Many young men live and work in Pakistan.