Sharana District

Sharana District or Sharan District is home to the city of Sharana, which is the capital of , . The Paktika Governor's compound is in Sharana, attached to the police headquarters for the province.
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  • Type: district of Afghanistan with 63,600 residents
  • Description: district in Paktika Province, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: Sharan District” and “شرن

Sharana District

Latitude
33.2002° or 33° 12′ 1″ north
Longitude
68.7285° or 68° 43′ 43″ east
Population
63,600
Elevation
2,146 metres (7,041 feet)
Open location code
8J5C6P2H+39
Geo­Names ID
7053785
Wiki­data ID
Q6597025
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Sharana District” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: শরানা জেলা
  • Cebuano: Sharan (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Sharan
  • Chinese: 沙兰
  • Chinese: 沙蘭
  • Italian: Distretto di Sharan
  • Italian: distretto di Sharana
  • Japanese: シャラナ郡
  • Malay: Daerah Sharana
  • Malay: Daerah Sharant
  • Persian: ولسوالی شرن
  • Pushto: شرن ولسوالۍ
  • Pushto: شرنه ولسوالۍ‎
  • Pushto: ښرنه ولسوالۍ
  • Swedish: Sharan
  • Swedish: Sharana
  • Twi: Sharana .
  • Twi: Sharana (ɔmantam) .
  • Uzbek: Sharana tumani
  • Vietnamese: Quận Sharan, Paktika
  • Vietnamese: Sharana
  • Welsh: Sharan

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