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'''Jaghatu''' ({{langx|prs|جغتو}}), is one of the largest and most populated districts of [[Ghazni province]] in [[Afghanistan]], west of the city of [[Ghazni]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=District Profile |url=http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/ghazni/jaghatu.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214936/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/ghazni/jaghatu.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2016 |publisher=UNHCR |access-date=26 October 2015 }}</ref>
'''Jaghatu''' is a [[Districts of Afghanistan|district]] in the center of [[Ghazni Province]], [[Afghanistan]].


==External links==
== Etymology ==
The name ''Jaghatu'' is derived from the [[Chagatai Turkic|Turkic]] word [[Jagatai Khanate|Jagatai]].<ref>نژادنامه افغان، اثر: فیض‌محمد کاتب</ref>
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==References==
== Demographics ==
The ethnic composition of the district includes 73% [[Hazara people|Hazara]] and 27% [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]].


== History ==
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On [[May 2020 Afghanistan attacks|18 May 2020]], the [[Taliban]] killed two police officers and three civilians on a road in the [[Qyāq Valley]] of the district and set their bodies on fire.<ref name="khaama2">{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2020 |title=Taliban militants set the bodies of 5 people on fire after shooting them dead |url=https://www.khaama.com/taliban-militants-set-the-bodies-of-5-people-on-fire-after-shooting-them-dead-08839/ |via=www.khaama.com/}}</ref><ref name="wp2">{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2020 |title=Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 troops in eastern Afghanistan |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/official-suicide-bomber-in-eastern-afghanistan-kills-5/2020/05/18/a7a9d542-98c1-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523162459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/official-suicide-bomber-in-eastern-afghanistan-kills-5/2020/05/18/a7a9d542-98c1-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html |archive-date=May 23, 2020 |via=www.washingtonpost.com/}}</ref>


== Agriculture ==
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* The main crops are wheat, potatoes, clovers and alfalfa.<ref name=":0" />
* Sheep, goats, cows, donkeys and poultry.<ref name=":0" />


== See also ==
* [[Districts of Afghanistan]]
* [[Hazarajat]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.afghanan.se/afghanan_2011/Afghanistan%20Mapper/Ghazni%20Map/jaghatu.pdf Map of Settlements]{{Dead link|date=May 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} AIMS, May 2002
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Revision as of 05:15, 3 December 2024

Not to be confused with Jaghatu District, Maidan Wardak.

Jaghatu
جغتو
District
Jaghatu is located in Afghanistan
Jaghatu
Jaghatu
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°34′38″N 68°11′08″E / 33.57722°N 68.18556°E / 33.57722; 68.18556
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceGhazni
Population
[1]
 • Estimate 
(2002)
132,265

Jaghatu (Dari: جغتو), is one of the largest and most populated districts of Ghazni province in Afghanistan, west of the city of Ghazni.[1]

Etymology

The name Jaghatu is derived from the Turkic word Jagatai.[2]

Demographics

The ethnic composition of the district includes 73% Hazara and 27% Pashtun.

History

On 18 May 2020, the Taliban killed two police officers and three civilians on a road in the Qyāq Valley of the district and set their bodies on fire.[3][4]

Agriculture

  • The main crops are wheat, potatoes, clovers and alfalfa.[1]
  • Sheep, goats, cows, donkeys and poultry.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ^ نژادنامه افغان، اثر: فیض‌محمد کاتب
  3. ^ "Taliban militants set the bodies of 5 people on fire after shooting them dead". 18 May 2020 – via www.khaama.com/.
  4. ^ "Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 troops in eastern Afghanistan". 18 May 2020. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020 – via www.washingtonpost.com/.
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