Urgun ( Pashto : ارګون ولسوالۍ , Persian : ولسوالی ارگون ) is a district of the remote Paktika Province in Afghanistan .
6-458: The administrative seat of this district is the like-named town of Urgun , also known as Loy Urgun , meaning "Greater Urgun". Urgun town used to be the provincial capital until it was replaced by Sharana in the 1970s due to its proximity to the main highway, connecting it to Kabul , Ghazni , and Kandahar . The Siege of Urgun took place between 1983 and 1984. The largest tribe in Urgun are
12-411: A number of different ways. Orgun , Urgin , Urgum , Urgim , Urghim , Wargun , Warghun , Arghun , Urgon , and Orgon are the most popular alternative spellings. Urgun with some land for agriculture has recently seen progress of a poorly made road connecting it to the angorada border with Pakistan. It has also been the witness of disastrous attacks including the one that left 106 civilians dead on
18-409: A single day on June 14, 2014. The site of a large fortress, Urgun used to be the capital of the largely undeveloped and remote province of Paktika . In the 1970s, however, the provincial capital was moved from Urgun to the town of Sharana , due to Sharana's proximity with the main highway connecting it to the larger cities and commercial centers of Kabul and Kandahar . The Siege of Urgun during
24-471: Is 7,492 ft above sea level. This Paktika Province , Afghanistan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Urgun Urgun ( Pashto : ارګون ) is the main town of the Urgun District of Paktika Province , Afghanistan . With an estimated population of 10,665, Urgun is the largest city of Paktika, while Urgun District, with a population of 89,718,
30-528: Is also the most populous district of the province. Urgun historically used to be the capital of Paktika, but in the 1970s, the capital was shifted from Urgun to Sharana in the west because Urgun was not easily accessible from the main Kabul–Kandahar Highway . The town of Urgun is also called Loy Urgun ( لوی ارګون ), "Greater Urgun". Like many place names in Afghanistan, Urgun can be spelled
36-608: The Tajik,formuli , Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11) . Naval Postgraduate School.</ref> Other tribes include the Kharoti , Sulaimankhel , and Wazir . There are also Uzbeks and Sayed People in smaller numbers. Like many place names in Afghanistan , Urgun can be spelled a number of different ways. "Urgon", "Orgun" and "Orgon", however, remain the most popular alternative spellings on maps and official documents. Urgun
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