Panjab District

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Panjab پنجاب
District
Panjab Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°23′00″N 67°01′00″E / 34.38333°N 67.01667°E / 34.38333; 67.01667
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Bamyan
Capital	Panjab
Government
• Governor	Rustam Ali
Elevation	2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	98,200
Time zone	GMT+04:30 Kabul

Panjab (Dari: پنجاب) is district in the central part of Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan. The capital is the town of Panjab. Panjab contains 5 valleys (Darai Sia, Darai Nargis, Darai Mahretuspus, Darai Ghurguri and Darai Taquab-Barg), the water running through the 5 valleys meet in the centre of the district. Its population is entirely the Hazara people.^[2]

t 2,700 metres above sea level it has the highest altitude in the province, the city of Panjab is located 298 km from the capital Kabul - however travel is difficult especially in winter - the journey takes 14 hours.^[2] Two rival parties, Pazdar and Hezb-e-Wahdat, dominate the district and have divided the district between them - there has been fighting between them.^[2]

• Panjab, Afghanistan
• Bamiyan Province

• Map of Settlements IMMAP, September 2011
• Punjab Portal
• Statoids Punjab - (Punjab: Panjab (German); Pendjab, Penjab (French).)

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