Mir Bacha Kot is a village and a market in the center of
Mir Bacha Kot District
Mir Bacha Kot District is situated in the central part of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 5,000 in the year 2002 and another 37,000 displaced persons were expected to return in the near future (2002 official UNHCR est ...
,
Kabul Province
Kabul (Dari/Pashto: ), situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul city, which is Afghanistan's capital and largest city. The population of the Kabul Province is ...
,
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
.
It is located at at 1,690 m altitude, 25 km north of
Kabul
Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...
. The village infrastructure was destroyed during the war.
The name “Mir Bacha Kot” was given after the well known
Sadat “Ghazi
Mir Bacha Khan Kohdamani” a well known military commander who led the
Tajiks
Tajiks (; ; also spelled ''Tadzhiks'' or ''Tadjiks'') is the name of various Persian-speaking Eastern Iranian groups of people native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Even though the term ''Tajik'' ...
of Shamali (North of
Kabul
Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...
) against the British in the second
Anglo-Afghan war
Anglo-Afghan Wars may refer to:
* Expedition of Shah Shujah Durrani (1833–1834)
* First Anglo-Afghan War (1838–1842)
* Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880)
* Hazara Expedition (1888)
* Chitral Expedition (1895)
* Tochi Expedition (1897 ...
. Since Ghazi
Mir Bacha Khan Kohdamani is the most important historical figure from Saraai Khwaja(old name of
Mir Bacha Kot District
Mir Bacha Kot District is situated in the central part of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 5,000 in the year 2002 and another 37,000 displaced persons were expected to return in the near future (2002 official UNHCR est ...
), The people of this district decided to rename the district to “Mir Bacha Kot”.
See also
*
Kabul Province
Kabul (Dari/Pashto: ), situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul city, which is Afghanistan's capital and largest city. The population of the Kabul Province is ...
References
Populated places in Kabul Province
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