Central Asia
Afghanistan
Bamyan

Waras District

Waras is a mountainous district in the southern part of Bamyan province, . Its population is 76,398 people, whose population is entirely Hazara. The main village is Waras. It is situated at 3,001 metres.
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  • Type: County
  • Description: district of Bamyan, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Waras” and “ورث”

Waras District

Latitude
34.1513° or 34° 9′ 5″ north
Longitude
66.9735° or 66° 58′ 25″ east
Elevation
3,001 metres (9,846 feet)
Open location code
8J685X2F+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4421547401
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
7052915
Wiki­data ID
Q2482504
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Waras District” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ওয়ারাস জেলা”
  • Cebuano: “Waras̄”
  • Dutch: “Waras”
  • German: “Warras”
  • Greek: “Επαρχία Ουαράς”
  • Greek: “Ουαράς”
  • Indonesian: “Waras, Bamiyan”
  • Indonesian: “Waras”
  • Italian: “distretto di Waras”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Waras”
  • Malay: “Daerah Waras”
  • Persian: “ورس”
  • Persian: “ولسوالی ورس”
  • Pushto: “ورس ولسوالۍ”
  • Swedish: “Waras (distrikt)”
  • Swedish: “Waras”
  • Turkish: “Varas ilçesi”
  • Urdu: “ورس ضلع”
  • Uzbek: “Waras tumani”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Waras”
  • Vietnamese: “Waras”
  • Welsh: “Waras”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع ورس”

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