Jawand   قلعه نو
Location of Jawand District in Badghis Province
District	Badghis
Government
• Type	District council
Area
• Total	7,146 km2 (2,759 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate  ([ citation needed])	186,000

Jawand is the largest district of Badghis Province, Afghanistan, located in the southeast. Its population is estimated at 186,000, although a 1990 estimate by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) puts the population at 46,403. Its capital is Jawand. ^{[1] [2]}

Jawand has approximately 380 villages, with nearly all of them ravaged by poverty, hunger and disease. There are no paved roads, no doctors or medical clinics and no schools.

• https://www.theguardian.com/Archive/Article/0,4273,4349166,00.html

• Map of Jawand (PDF)

35°03′34″N 64°09′03″E / 35.05944°N 64.15083°E / 35.05944; 64.15083

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