Tarinkot District

Tarinkot
ترينکوټ
District
Tarinkot
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°40′48″N 65°55′12″E / 32.68000°N 65.92000°E / 32.68000; 65.92000
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceUruzgan Province
CapitalTarinkot
Population
 • Total
100,000

Tarinkot District, also spelled as Tarin Kowt, is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. The capital of the district and the province is the town called Tarinkot, which is among the least developed populated places in the country.

In Tarinkot district, two Pashtun tribal confederations are represented, the Tareen or Tarin tribes: Popolzai, Barakzai, Alikozai, Achakzai; and the Ghilzai tribes: Tokhi, Hotak, Suleiman-Khel.

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