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Tarinkot

Afghanistan / Uruzgan / Tarin Kawt /
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Tarinkot or Tarin Kowt (Pashto: ترين کوټ‎) is the capital of Orūzgān (also written "Uruzgan") province in southern Afghanistan in Tarin Kowt District. It is a town of about 10,000 people, with some 200 small shops in the city's bazaar. In Tarinkot district, two Pashtun tribal confederations are represented, Tarin (Tareen) or Durrani tribes: Popolzai, Barakzai, Nurzai, Achakzai; and the Ghilzai tribes: Tokhi, Hotak, Suleiman-Khel. There are no medium- or large-scale economic enterprises in the city. The provincial governor, currently Asadullah Hamdam, lives and works in a compound adjacent to the bazaar. There is also a population of about 2000 Arabs mainly of Iraqi origin in the town.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarinkot
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Coordinates:   32°37'24"N   65°52'21"E

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