Shwak District

Shwak District is a district of , . The district is within the heartland of the Zadran tribe of Pashtuns. The estimated population in 2019 was 6,138.
  • Type: district of Afghanistan
  • Description: district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: Shwāk” and “شواک

Shwak District

Latitude
33.4521° or 33° 27′ 8″ north
Longitude
69.3703° or 69° 22′ 13″ east
Elevation
2,576 metres (8,451 feet)
Open location code
8J5FF92C+R4
Geo­Names ID
7053983
Wiki­data ID
Q1864045
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Shwak District” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: শাওয়াক জেলা
  • Cebuano: Shwāk (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Shwāk
  • Dutch: Shwak
  • Italian: distretto di Shwak
  • Italian: Distretto di Shwak
  • Malay: Daerah Shwak
  • Persian: ولسوالی شواک
  • Pushto: شواک ولسوالۍ
  • Swedish: Shwak
  • Uzbek: Shwak Tumani
  • Vietnamese: Quận Shwak, Paktia
  • Vietnamese: Shwak
  • Welsh: Shwāk

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