Bar Kunar District is situated in the northeastern part of
Kunar Province,
Afghanistan. It borders
Asadabad district to the southwest,
Nuristan Province to the northwest,
Nari district to the northeast and
Dangam district to the southeast. The population is 19,500 (2006) - all
Pashtun. The district center is the village of Asmãr (
35°02′02″N 71°21′30″E / 35.0339°N 71.3583°E) at 983 m elevation in a river valley, located in the most southern part of the district.
The district is mountainous and the
arable land is not enough and people are poor. It is said that the fight against the Soviet Army started in this district.
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Bar Kunar District is situated in the northeastern part of
Kunar Province,
Afghanistan. It borders
Asadabad district to the southwest,
Nuristan Province to the northwest,
Nari district to the northeast and
Dangam district to the southeast. The population is 19,500 (2006) - all
Pashtun. The district center is the village of Asmãr (
35°02′02″N 71°21′30″E / 35.0339°N 71.3583°E) at 983 m elevation in a river valley, located in the most southern part of the district.
The district is mountainous and the
arable land is not enough and people are poor. It is said that the fight against the Soviet Army started in this district.
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