Asmar, Afghanistan
Asmar
اسمار | |
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Village | |
  Asmar | |
| Coordinates: 35°02′02″N 71°21′30″E / 35.0339°N 71.3583°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kunar |
| District | Bar Kunar |
| Elevation | 983 m (3,225 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (AFT) |
Asmar (Pashto: اسمار) is a town in the northeastern Kunar Province of Afghanistan, which serves as the district center of Bar Kunar District. It is located on the Kunar River.[1]
History
[edit]Before the signing of Durand Line Agreement, Asmar formed a part of Kingdom of Chitral.[2] It was claimed by Emir Abdur Rahman Khan in the 19th century as a part of Kunar, and Chitral was deprived of the territory in 1892.[2][3]
During the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919, the area was part of the Chatral front of the war where the tribes of the area were led to victory over the British Raj by Ghazi Mir Zaman Khan.[4][better source needed]
During the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan, the Afghan mujahideen used Asmar as one of their escape routes to neighboring North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan. It was recently occupied by the NATO forces, mainly by the United States Armed Forces. After their withdrawal from the country, the area returned to the control of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Demographics
[edit]The exact population of Asmār is unknown. But according to the GeoNames geographical database, the total population is around 15,708 people.[5][as of?] Most of them are ordinary farmers and laborers. Agriculture is their main source of income.
Ethnic groups
[edit]The inhabitants of Asmar are ethnic Pashtuns, with a small population of Nuristanis.[citation needed] The Pashtun tribes living in Asmar include the following:[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Afghanistan". geographic.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- 1 2 Israr-ud-Din (1979). Dani, Ahmad Hasan (ed.). "Chitral — A Historical Sketch". Journal of Central Asia. 3 (4). Area Study Centre (Central Asia), University of Peshawar: 1–13.
- ↑ Tripathi, Ganga Prasad (1973). Indo-Afghan Relations, 1882–1907. New Delhi: Kumar Brothers. pp. 71–72.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ PSDP (2018) Pashtoonkhwa Biographies - Ghazi Mirzaman
- ↑ "Population of Asmār, Afghanistan". Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
External links
[edit]- د اسمار د سیند په شگو کې سره زر on YouTube (Apr. 1, 2024)
- ولسوالی اسمار ؛ ولایت کونر on YouTube (Mar. 25, 2024)
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