Saydabad District

Saydabad
سیدآباد
Saydabad is located in Afghanistan
Saydabad
Saydabad
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°53′15″N 68°41′40″E / 33.88750°N 68.69444°E / 33.88750; 68.69444
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceMaidan Wardak Province
Population
 • Total114,793
Time zone+ 4.30
American soldiers checking for militant-planted IEDs by a road in Sayedabad district of Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

Saydabad District (Pashto: سیدآباد ولسوالۍ) is a district of Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The district is known for its pleasant climate, including hilly vegetation, streams, and orchards.[1] The district was a popular retreat for Kabul residents until an increase in ISAF-Taliban violence in the late 2000s.[2] The city of Saydabad serves as the district capital. With a population of 114,793, it is the most populous district of the province.

The district is within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns.[3]: 10 

  1. ^ Habiburahman Ibrahimi in Wardak. Crossfire Forces Wardak Farmers Off Land Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 23 September 2009, ARR No. 338, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4abb2dba1a.html [accessed 3 March 2010]
  2. ^ Habiburahman Ibrahimi in Wardak. Crossfire Forces Wardak Farmers Off Land Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 23 September 2009, ARR No. 338, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4abb2dba1a.html [accessed 3 March 2010]
  3. ^ Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.

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