Sholgara District

Sholgara is a district in the southern part of , . Sholgara, just south of Mazari Sharif, is strategically located at the crossroads between several districts: Sangcharak, Kishindih, Dar-I-Suf.
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  • Type: district of Afghanistan with 111,000 residents
  • Description: district of Balkh, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: Sholgara”, “Shōlgarah”, and “شولگره

Sholgara District

Latitude
36.294° or 36° 17′ 39″ north
Longitude
66.9098° or 66° 54′ 35″ east
Population
111,000
Elevation
598 metres (1,962 feet)
Open location code
8J887WV5+JW
Geo­Names ID
7732367
Wiki­data ID
Q2673974
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Sholgara District” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Sholgara
  • Asturian: Sulgara
  • Bengali: শোলগারা জেলা
  • Cebuano: Sholgara
  • Indonesian: Sholgara, Balkh
  • Indonesian: Sholgara
  • Italian: distretto di Sholgara
  • Italian: Distretto di Sholgara
  • Japanese: ショールガラ
  • Malay: Daerah Sholgara
  • Persian: ولسوالی شولگره
  • Pushto: شولګره ولسوالۍ
  • Pushto: شولگره ولسوالۍ
  • Swedish: Sholgara
  • Turkish: Şolgara ilçesi
  • Turkish: Şolgara
  • Urdu: شولگرہ ضلع
  • Uzbek: Sholgara District
  • Vietnamese: Quận Sholgara
  • Vietnamese: Sholgara
  • Welsh: Sholgara
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع شولگرہ

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