Muqur
مقر | |
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Coordinates: 32°53′16″N 67°54′06″E / 32.887660°N 67.901573°E | |
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Province | Ghazni Province |
Population (2002)
[1] | |
• Total | 70,900 |
Muqur (also spelt Moqur) is a district in the southwest of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 70,900 in 2002, of whom 19,538 were children under 12. [1]
On 8 May 2016, a vehicular accident on a stretch of the Kabul-Kandahar Highway occurred in the district, killing 73. Two buses travelling from Kabul to Kandahar collided with a fuel tanker. The stretch of highway in this district is reportedly dangerous due to Taliban presence, and the vehicles were speeding to avoid ambush. [2]
The district is divided in four main areas: [1]
Main crops include wheat, alfalfa, peas, beans and honey melons. Animal husbandry includes sheep, goats, domestic poultry and a limited number of donkeys and horses. [1]
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Muqur
مقر | |
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Coordinates: 32°53′16″N 67°54′06″E / 32.887660°N 67.901573°E | |
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Province | Ghazni Province |
Population (2002)
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• Total | 70,900 |
Muqur (also spelt Moqur) is a district in the southwest of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 70,900 in 2002, of whom 19,538 were children under 12. [1]
On 8 May 2016, a vehicular accident on a stretch of the Kabul-Kandahar Highway occurred in the district, killing 73. Two buses travelling from Kabul to Kandahar collided with a fuel tanker. The stretch of highway in this district is reportedly dangerous due to Taliban presence, and the vehicles were speeding to avoid ambush. [2]
The district is divided in four main areas: [1]
Main crops include wheat, alfalfa, peas, beans and honey melons. Animal husbandry includes sheep, goats, domestic poultry and a limited number of donkeys and horses. [1]
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