Aliabad District

The Ali abad District (ولسوالی علی‌آباد) is situated in the southern part of Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. It borders the Baghlan Province to the south, Chahar dara District to the west, Kunduz and Khan Abad districts to the north and Takhar Province to the east.

Aliabad District
ولسوالی علی‌آباد
Aliabad District is located in Afghanistan
Aliabad District
Aliabad District
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36.53°N 68.8778°E / 36.53; 68.8778
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKunduz Province
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

The population was 41,700 in 2006,[1] consisting of these ethnic groups:


54,207|| || 47% Pashtuns, 33% Tajik, 12% Hazara, 8% Uzbek [2]

The district center is 'Aliabad, located in the central part of the district on the road between Kunduz and Baghlan. The district is generally poor and seriously affected by the drought. The German reconstruction team is working on a new dam.

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