Sherzad 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, municip ...
in the west of
Nangarhar Province
Nangarhār (Pashto: ; Dari: ), also called Nangrahar or Ningrahar, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country and Border, bordering Logar Province, Logar, Kabul Province, Kabul, Laghman Province, Laghm ...
,
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 has a short (approximately 5 km) stretch of border with
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. Its population, which is 100%
Pashtun, was estimated at 66,392 in 2002, of whom 26,500 were children under 12. The district center is the village of
Sherzad.
A large portion of the population belongs to the
Shirzad sub-tribe of the
Khogyani Karlan Pashtun tribe.
References
External links
Map of Sherzad district(PDF)
UNHCR District Profile dated 2002-05-14, accessed 2006-07-24 (PDF).
Districts of Nangarhar Province
{{Nangarhar-geo-stub