Marjah (administrative area)
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Marjah is a rural administrative district in southern Afghanistan known for its agricultural land and as a focal point of major military operations during the Afghan conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marjah (administrative area) canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
rural district ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | sub-district of Nad Ali ⓘ |
| conflict |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
opium production ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pashtun majority ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural
ⓘ
rural ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
irrigation canals
ⓘ
roads ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | district ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
flat agricultural plains
ⓘ
irrigated desert ⓘ |
| involvedForces |
Afghan National Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Afghan National Police NERFINISHED ⓘ International Security Assistance Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural land
ⓘ
irrigated farmland ⓘ poppy cultivation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Helmand Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helmand River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | large-scale NATO-Afghan offensive in 2010 ⓘ |
| operationDate | February 2010 ⓘ |
| partOf | Nad Ali District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postTalibanEra | site of counterinsurgency operations ⓘ |
| previouslyControlledBy | Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalDistance | southwest of Lashkar Gah ⓘ |
| regionType | rural administrative area ⓘ |
| securitySituation | historically unstable ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
insurgent stronghold
ⓘ
narcotics trafficking hub ⓘ |
| timeZone | Afghanistan Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | counterinsurgency campaigns testing ground ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4:30 ⓘ |
| wasFocalPointOf |
Operation Moshtarak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major military operations during the Afghan conflict ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Helmand Province