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District in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan
Tarinkot ترينکوټ
District
Tarinkot is located in AfghanistanTarinkotTarinkotLocation within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°40′48″N 65°55′12″E / 32.68000°N 65.92000°E / 32.68000; 65.92000
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceUruzgan Province
CapitalTarinkot
Population
 • Total100,000
U.S. Army soldier watching Afghans pass during a logistics inspection in Tarinkot.

Tarinkot District, also spelled as Tarin Kowt, is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. The capital of the district and the province is the town called Tarinkot.

In Tarinkot district, two Pashtun tribal confederations are represented, the Tareen or Tarin tribes: Popolzai, Barakzai, Alikozai, Achakzai; and the Ghilzai tribes: Tokhi, Hotak, Suleiman-Khel.

See also

References

  1. ^ "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. "Tarin Kowt and the battle for minds". 29 July 2011.

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Capital: Tarinkot
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