Mandol
ولسوالی مندول / مندول ولسوالۍ | |
|---|---|
Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°24′00″N 70°15′00″E / 35.40000°N 70.25000°E / 35.40000; 70.25000 | |
| Country | 👁 Image Afghanistan |
| Province | Nuristan Province |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2025) | 24,326 |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
Mandol District (Pashto: مندول ولسوالۍ, Dari: ولسوالی مندول) is one of the districts of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan.[2][3][4] It has an estimated population of 24,326 people.[1] A 2010 estimate had put the population at 19,200 people.[5]
Mandol District is surrounded by Badakhshan Province in the north and northeast, Parun District in the east, Dowab District in the southeast, Laghman Province in the south, and Panjshir Province in the west. It was originally within the jurisdiction of Laghman Province and then placed in the jurisdiction of the newly created Nuristan Province in 2001.[6] There is a road that connects it to neighboring Panjshir Province.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 60. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "No high school graduates in Mandol district in 20 years". 7 February 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions" Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine map, March 2007, Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)
- ^ Mandōl (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Nuristan Provincial Profile" (PDF). Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Districts of Afghanistan, Mandol listed in 1990 list as in Laghman Province
- ^ "Nuristan and Panjshir Linked by Road for the First Time". TOLOnews. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- ابریشم - سفر حضرت خانخیل به بزرگترین حوض طبیعی افغانستان در مندول نورستان on YouTube
- "AWCC activates telecommunication services in Nuristan's Mandol district". Ariana News. 2 August 2024.
