Shamal District

Shamal District is situated in the western part of , . The district is within the heartland of the Zadran tribe of Pashtuns. It borders to the west, Nadir Shah Kot District to the east and to the south.
  • County
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,746 metres (5,728 feet)
  • Description: western part of Khost Province, Afghanistan
  • Also known as
    “Dzadrān”
    “Shamul”
    “شمل”

Shamal District

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Latitude
33.3153° or 33° 18′ 55″ north
Longitude
69.5321° or 69° 31′ 56″ east
Open location code
8J5F8G8J+4R
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Shamal District” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “শামাল জেলা”
  • Cebuano: “Shamul”
  • Chinese: “沙马尔县”
  • Greek: “Επαρχία Σαμάλ”
  • Italian: “distretto di Shamal”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Shamal”
  • Malay: “Daerah Shamal”
  • Persian: “شهرستان شمل”
  • Persian: “ولسوالی شمل”
  • Pushto: “شمال ولسوالۍ‎”
  • Pushto: “شمال ولسوالۍ”
  • Swedish: “Shamal”
  • Turkish: “Şamal ilçesi”
  • Uzbek: “Shamal tumani”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Shamal”
  • Vietnamese: “Shamal”
  • Welsh: “Shamul”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع شمل”

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