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Sangin سنگین
District
The now closed Georgian ISAF Combat Outpost Shukvani in Helmand province, Afghanistan, which sits on a plateau overlooking the city of Sangin.
Sangin
Coordinates: 32°04′24″N 64°50′16″E / 32.0733°N 64.8378°E / 32.0733; 64.8378
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Helmand Province
Population
• Total	58,100

Sangin is a district in the east of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Its population was reported at 58,100 in 2012, all of which belong to Pashtun ethnic group. The district centre is the town of Sangin. The area is irrigated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority.

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan

References

1. ^ "Settled Population of Helmand Province" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
2. "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2006.
3. (pdf) The Helmand Valley Project in Afghanistan: A.I.D. Evaluation Special Study No. 18 C Clapp-Wicek & E Baldwin, U.S. Agency for International Development, published December 1983

External links

• Map of Settlements AIMS, May 2002

v t e Helmand Province
Capital: Lashkargah
Districts	Baghran Dishu Garmsir Grishk Kajaki Khanashin Lashkargah Majrah Musa Qala Nad Ali Nawa-I-Barakzayi Nawzad Sangin Washir
Populated places	Abi Jan Aybak Azan Babaji Baghran Bahramcha Balūchī Char-e-Anjir Dahaneh Darvishan De Adam Khan De Loy Wiyaleh Kelay Dishu Garmsir Ghulam Nabi Kelay Grishk Imam Rabat Kajaki Khanashin Landay Lejay Malgir Marjah Mirabad Musa Qala Nawa-I-Barakzayi Nawzad Onay Sangin Shin Kalay Wajah Washir
Landmarks	Lashkargah Mosque Lashkari Bazar Qala-e-Bost
Other	Governors Camp Shorabak Dasht-e Margo Dwyer Airport Kajaki Dam Incident Patrol Base Jaker Route 605 Route 611 Route Trident Helmand University

• Districts of Helmand Province