Afghanistan
Paktika
Khamyāb District

Khairkot

Khairkot, also known as Zarghun Shar, Zarghun Shahr, or Katawaz, is a town in and administrative seat of Khairkot District, , in eastern Afghanistan.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: County with 13,700 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Katawaz”, “Katāwāz”, “Khair Kot”, “Khayr Kot”, “Khayṟ Kot”, “Khayr Kūṯ”, “Zaraghūn S̄ahr”, “Zaṟghun Sahr”, “Zarghun Shahr”, “Zarghūn Shahr”, “Zarghun Shar”, “Zargun Shahr”, and “Zaṟgūns̄ahr”

Khairkot

Latitude
32.85368° or 32° 51′ 13″ north
Longitude
68.47782° or 68° 28′ 40″ east
Population
13,700
Elevation
2,120 metres (6,955 feet)
Open location code
8J4CVF3H+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4410973898
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
1120863
Wiki­data ID
Q8066758
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tamil—“Khairkot” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Zarghūn Shahr”
  • Dutch: “Zarghun Shar”
  • Persian: “خیرکوت”
  • Persian: “زرغون شهر”
  • Swedish: “Zarghun Shahr”
  • Tamil: “கைர்கோட்”
  • Tamil: “சர்குன் சார் அல்லது சர்குன் சாகர் அல்லது கதாவாசு”

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