Pech District
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Pech District is an administrative district in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, known for its rugged terrain and the Pech River valley that has been a focal area in recent military and geopolitical events.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | administrative district ⓘ |
| administrativeUnitOf | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Chapa Dara District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dangam District NERFINISHED ⓘ Manogai District NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuristan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Watapur District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
ⓘ
insurgency in Kunar Province ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| economy |
small-scale animal husbandry
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| governedBy | district governor of Pech ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Nangar Khel (Pech District center) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
cold winters
ⓘ
continental climate ⓘ warm summers ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Nuristanis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
limited road infrastructure
ⓘ
narrow river valleys ⓘ steep mountain slopes ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Nuristani languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | rugged terrain ⓘ |
| hasType | district of Kunar Province ⓘ |
| hasValley | Pech River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
insurgent activity during the War in Afghanistan
ⓘ
mountainous valleys ⓘ strategic military importance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kunar Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Hindu Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pech River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Afghanistan security zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kunar River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| securityStatus | historically volatile ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Nuristan Province
ⓘ
control of Pech River corridor ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+04:30 ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Pech River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
International Security Assistance Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAdministrativeUnitOf | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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