Darwazi Bala District

Nusay

Nusay District was formed within District in 2005
District Badakhshan
Government
  Type District council
Population
  Estimate () 11,000

Nusay is a district in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Darwaz District. It is home to approximately 11,000 residents. persianنسی.

The district was historically part of the Darvaz principality, a semi-independent statelet ruled by a mir.[1]

References

  1. Seymour Becker. Russia’s Protectorates in Central Asia: Bukhara and Khiva, 1865-1924. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1968.

Coordinates: 38°08′40″N 71°14′01″E / 38.14444°N 71.23361°E / 38.14444; 71.23361


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