Qadis District
The Qadis District is located in the southern part of Badghis province, Afghanistan, between the districts Jawand in the east, Qala i Naw in the west, Muqur and Bala Murghab in the north. In the south is the Herat province. The capital is Qadis.[1]
Qadis | |
|---|---|
district | |
 Qadis District within Badghis Province | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Badghis |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,385 km2 (1,307 sq mi) |
The Firozkhoi tribe of the Aimaq people once occupied the area.[2]
Qadis was also the epicentre of the 2022 Afghanistan earthquake, which killed 28 people.[3]
References
- "Qadis District, Badghis, Afghanistan". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- Jonathan L. Lee (1996). The "ancient supremacy": Bukhara, Afghanistan, and the battle for Balkh, 1731-1901. BRILL. pp. 151–. ISBN 978-90-04-10399-3. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- "At least 26 killed as earthquake hits western Afghanistan".
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