Argo District (Persian: شهرستان ارگو / Pashto: ارګو ولسوالی) is one of the 28 districts in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan.It was created in 2005 from part of Fayzabad District and is home to approximately 45,000 residents.[1]

On 2 May 2014, there were two mudslides in the district occurring on the side of a mountain, affecting the villages of either Aab Barik or Hargu.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Badakhshan Province". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook of the Central Statistics Office, Afghanistan, accessed via Rkabuli.20m.com. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. ^ Vergano, Dan (2 May 2014). "Mudslide Buries More Than 350 in Afghan Village". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_District
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