Obe is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
in the northeast of
Herat Province
Herat ( Persian: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north-western part of the country. Together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the north-western region of Afghanistan. Its primary city a ...
,
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. It borders on the north with
Badghis Province, on the east with
Chishti sharif District, on the southeast with
Farsi District
Farsi ( fa, ولایت فارسی) is a district the west of Herat Province, Afghanistan. It borders on Obe District to the north, Adraskan District to the west, Shindand District to the south and Ghor Province to the south and east. The popul ...
, on the south with
Adraskan District, and on the west with
Pashtun Zarghun and
Karukh districts.
The population of the district was estimated at 73,600 in 2012.
The district center is the town of
Obe (Owbi). The
Hari River flows through the district.
Agriculture
The following table demonstrates the total amount of irrigated and rain-fed lands in the district.
References
External links
Map of SettlementsIMMAP, September 2011
Districts of Herat Province
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