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Sayghan
سیغان
Sayghan is located in Afghanistan
Sayghan

Sayghan

Location within Afghanistan

Coordinates: 35°11′00N 67°42′29E / 35.18333°N 67.70806°E / 35.18333; 67.70806
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBamyan
CapitalSayghan
Area
 • Total1,741 km2 (672 sq mi)
Elevation
2,000 m (7,000 ft)
Time zoneGMT+04:30 Kabul

Sayghan District, also spelt Saighan, Seyghan and other variant spellings (Dari: سیغان), and also known as SaraikorSarayek, and other variant spellings of this name, is an administrative districtofBamyan province, Afghanistan.[1][2][3][4]

History and geography

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Saighan was conquered from Murad Beg, the KhanofKunduz, by Dost Mohammad Khan in the Afghan Turkestan Campaign of 1838-39.

Sayghan District was created in 2005 from part of Kahmard District, and until 2004 was part of Baghlan Province. Sayghan is the largest town and the administrative centre. The district has an area of 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi) and as of 2007 contained 62 villages.[5][6]

Neighbouring districts are Bamyan District to the south, Yakawlang District to the west, Kahmard District to the north, and Shibar District to the east.[7]

It is 1,993 m (6,539 ft) above sea level.[3]

Climate

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Sayghan's Köppen climate classificationisDsb, a warm continental climate with dry summers.[1]

Economics

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The Da Eman coal deposits are located in Sayghan District, but by 2008 had not yet been fully commercially exploited.[5][8]

The majority of economic activity is agriculture: farming in the valleys, mostly wheat, potatoes and barley; and stock, raising mostly sheep, donkeys and goats.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sayghān, Sayghān, Wilāyat-e Bāmyān, Afghanistan". Mindat.org. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  • ^ "Saraik, Afghanistan". Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2023. The information regarding Saraik in Afghanistan on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the United States of America, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency.
  • ^ a b "Sayghān populated place, Bāmīān, Afghanistan". Geoview.info. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  • ^ Marsh, Lawrence K.; Quinting, Gerd (1985). "Gazetteer of Afghanistan: Names Approved by the United States Board of Geographic Names". pp. 256, 263. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via Google Books. (Downloadable PDF)
  • ^ a b "Summary of District Development Plan, Saighan District, Bamyan Province". National Area Based Development Program, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. September 2007. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  • ^ a b "UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region, District Profile Saighan District", Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed 25 November 2008
  • ^ "Sayghan District, Bamyan Province". iMMAP. 10 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  • ^ "Da Eman of Sayghan valley Coal deposits" Ministry of Mines, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (26 August 2008) [dead link]

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