Musa Qala District
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Musa Qala District is an administrative district in northern Helmand Province, Afghanistan, known for its strategic location and history of intense conflict during the Afghan war.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
district of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Musa Qala town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
NATO military operations
ⓘ
coalition airstrikes ⓘ counterinsurgency campaigns ⓘ |
| borderingDistrict |
Baghran District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dishu District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kajaki District NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawzad District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangin District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Musa Qala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Taliban insurgency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | province ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Musa Qala River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Battle of Musa Qala (2007)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
siege of Musa Qala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureChallenges |
damaged public facilities
ⓘ
limited road network ⓘ |
| hasMajorInsurgentActivity | Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitarySignificance | yes ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
opium poppy cultivation ⓘ |
| hasProvince | Helmand Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecurityIssues | high insurgent activity ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Musa Qala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
arid
ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ |
| hasTribalPresence |
Alizai tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Pashtun tribes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intense conflict during the War in Afghanistan
ⓘ
strategic location in Helmand Province ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterLocatedInCountry | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Helmand Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Helmand Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Afghanistan Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup | Pashtun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceCapital | Lashkargah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of routes in northern Helmand ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4:30 ⓘ |
| wasControlledBy |
Afghan National Security Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Security Assistance Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Helmand Province