Muqur District, Ghazni

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]

Muqur
مقر
District
Muqur is located in Afghanistan
Muqur
Muqur
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°53′16″N 67°54′06″E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceGhazni Province
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total70,900

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]

Divisions

The district is divided in four main areas:[1]

  • Khoband
  • Khodzaie
  • Gadakhel
  • Manger Khel

Agriculture

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]

Politics and Governance

References
  1. "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. "Fuel-tanker crash kills over 70 in Afghanistan's Ghazni". Al-Jazeera May 8, 2016. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/afghanistan-road-crash-ghazni-160508115025713.html


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