Qurchi

For the city in Iran, see Qurchi Bashi. For the village in Iran, see Qurchi-ye Ahmadabad.
Qurchi
Town
Qurchi

Location in Afghanistan

Coordinates: 35°54′37″N 65°35′29″E / 35.91028°N 65.59139°E / 35.91028; 65.59139Coordinates: 35°54′37″N 65°35′29″E / 35.91028°N 65.59139°E / 35.91028; 65.59139
Country  Afghanistan
Province Faryab Province
District Bilchiragh District
Time zone + 4.30

Qurchi, also Kypim,[1] is a major town in Bilchiragh District in the Faryab Province, in northern Afghanistan.[2] It lies west of Negala. The town has a significant Uzbek population.[1]

History

The town was occupied by Maimana officers in 1888.[3]

Norwegian soldiers were attacked in Qurchi in July 2010.

References

  1. 1 2 Jarring, Gunnar (1939). On the distribution of Turk tribes in Afghanistan: an attempt at a preliminary classification. Gleerup. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Afghanistan Settlements Index" (accessed externally by google in PDF/Adobe Acrobat). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Lee, Jonathan L. (1996). The "ancient supremacy": Bukhara, Afghanistan, and the battle for Balkh, 1731-1901. BRILL. p. 521. ISBN 978-90-04-10399-3. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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