Kohistan Hesa Awal District
- Kohistan Hesa Awal District
Kohistan Hesa Awal District is a new district, created from the split bigger Kohistan District in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. The district center is Kohistan. The population is 60,300 (2006), mostly Tajik. The Kohistani Tajiks were the most powerful and best organized groups that fought against the British occupation of Kabul in 1879 to 1880. [cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |title=Kohistan |url=http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/KHA_KRI/KOHISTAN.html |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= 11th Edition|date= |year= 1911|month= |publisher= |volume= Volume V15|location= |id= |doi= |pages= Page 886|quote= ]
References
* [http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/kapisa/kohistan.pdf District map of the former Kohestan District] now split into Kohistan Hesa Awal District and Hesa Duwum Kohistan District
* [http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/kapisa/kohistan_1.pdf District Profile]
External links
* [http://www.kohistani.com/gallery Kohistani.Com - District Photo Gallery]
* [http://www.kohistani.com/forum Kohistan Discussion Forum]
* [http://www.kohistani.com/chat Kohistan Chat Room]
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