Jaghatu District, Ghazni

Not to be confused with Jaghatu District, Maidan Wardak.

Jaghatu (Dari: جغتو) is one of the largest and most populated districts of Ghazni province in Afghanistan, west of the city of Ghazni.^[1]

Jaghatu جغتو
District
Jaghatu Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°34′38″N 68°11′08″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Ghazni
Capital	Gulbawri
Population [1]
• Estimate  (2002)	132,265

Etymology

The name Jaghatu is derived from the Turkic word Jaghatai.^[2]

Demographics

The Jaghatu district is mostly populated by the ethnic Hazaras.

History

On 18 May 2020, the Taliban killed two police officers and three civilians on a road in the Qyaq valley of the district and set their bodies on fire.^[3][4]

Agriculture

• The main crops are wheat, potatoes, clovers, and alfalfa.^[1]
• Sheep, goats, cows, donkeys, and poultry.^[1]

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan
• Hazarajat