Gomal District

Gomal
ګومل
District
Gomal district (in dark blue) within the province of Paktika.
Gomal
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°30′40″N 68°54′11″E / 32.51111°N 68.90306°E / 32.51111; 68.90306
Country Afghanistan
ProvincePaktika
CapitalShkin
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
45,873
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Gomal District (Pashto: ګومل ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی گومل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The estimated population in 2019 was 45,873.[1] The district is within the heartland of the Kharoti tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[2]

It is named after the Gomal River.

References

  1. ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11). Naval Postgraduate School.


LANGUAGE: PASHTO