Lash Wa Juwayn District

Lash Wa Juwayn
لاش جوین
District
Lash Wa Juwayn

Location within Afghanistan

Coordinates: 31°49′34″N 61°13′48″E / 31.82611°N 61.23000°E / 31.82611; 61.23000
Country  Afghanistan
Province Farah Province
US military engineers survey a planned bridge in Tojg, Lash wa Juwayn district

Lash wa Juwayn (also transliterated Lash o Jawain) is a district in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is approximately 50% Pashtun and 50% Tajik (ethnic Persian or Fars-tabar), was estimated at 28,000 in January 2005.[1] The main town, also called Lash wa Juwayn, is situated at 508 m altitude by Daryacheh-ye Sistan lake.

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References

  1. "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Retrieved 15 June 2006.

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