Baharak District, Takhar
Baharak District | |
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Location of the district in Takhar Province | |
| Coordinates: 36°48′18″N 69°24′36″E / 36.805°N 69.41°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Takhār Province |
| Established | 1992 |
| Functioning | 2002 |
| Area | |
• District | 231 km2 (89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 703 m (2,306 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• District | 34,339 |
| • Density | 149/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 34,339 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Uzbek | 83% |
| • Pashtun | 10% |
| • Tajik | 5% |
| • Hazara | 2% |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
| Post code | 3762 |
Baharak District is a district of Takhar Province, Afghanistan. The district was split-off from Taluqan District in 2005. Most people work in agriculture. The district has been the site of fighting between the Afghan Government and the Taliban; Baharak was considered to be contested in late 2018 and taken by the Taliban by August 2021.