Darai Nur District

Darai Nur District دره نور
District
Darai Nur District, Nangarhar Province.
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Nangarhar Province
Capital	Darai Nur
Population  (2002)
• Total	120,000
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

Darai Nur or Dara-i Noor (Pashto/Persian/Pashayi: دره نور) is a district in the north of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 120,000 in 2002, of whom 28,000 were children under 12. The dominant language in the district is Pashayi and Pashto.

The district centre is the village of Darai Nur. There are nine major villages and many smaller ones in the district. Some of the well-known villages in Darai Nur are Amla, Barkot, Khewa, Qalai Shahi, Sutan Lam, Nur Gal, and Kashmund. The Pashayi people refer to the district as a single word, darēnur.

References

• UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-04-30, accessed 2006-07-07 (PDF).

External links

• Map of Dara-i-Nur district (PDF)