Kaldar District

Kaldar
کلدار
District
Kaldar is located in Afghanistan
Kaldar
Kaldar
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°07′48″N 67°33′00″E / 37.13000°N 67.55000°E / 37.13000; 67.55000
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBalkh
CenterHairatan
Elevation
300 m (980 ft)
Population
 (2025)[1]
 • Total
24,615
Time zoneUTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time)

Kaldar (Dari/Pashto: کلدار) is one of the districts of Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan. It sits along the Amu River and has an estimated population of 24,615 people.[1] Hairatan serves as the district's administrative center.

The Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border is the northern boundary of Kaldar District and the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border is its northeastern boundary.[2] Khulm District is to the south, Nahri Shahi District to the southwest, and Shortepa District to the west. The Qosh Tepa Canal flows in Kaldar from east to west.[3][4] There is a road and a rail track running between Hairatan in the north and the Afghanistan Ring Road in the south.

References

  1. ^ a b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 76. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  2. ^ "MoFA probing troops crossing into Tajik, Uzbek territories". Pajhwok Afghan News. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  3. ^ "Qosh Tepa Canal phase two will finish in five months: Mujahid". Ariana News. September 5, 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  4. ^ "Qosh Tepa Canal Phase Two Reaches 90% Completion". TOLOnews. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-10.


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaldar_District