Jalrez District
Jalrez
جلریز | |
|---|---|
| Etymology: Jal (bright) and Rez (land) | |
Jalrez Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°28′19″N 68°39′02″E / 34.47194°N 68.65056°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Maidan Wardak |
| Villages number | 124 |
| Capital | Jarlez |
| Government | |
| • Type | District |
| • Governor | Naqibullah Haidari |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,139 km2 (440 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,375 m (7,792 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 73,614 |
| • Density | 64.63/km2 (167.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
| Postal code | 1353 |
| Website | Main page |
Jalrez (Pashto/Dari: جلریز) also known as "Death Valley," due to systemic persecution of the Hazaras traveling through the area, is a district in the west of Maidan Shar, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The main town lies at Jalrez, which is 62.9 kilometres (39.1 mi) southwest of the centre of Kabul via the main Kabul-Behsud Highway. The valley has been one of the main active sites of the Taliban insurgents during the Afghanistan's Republic era.