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{{Short description|District of Kunar, Afghanistan}}
'''Bar Kunar District'''  is situated in the northeastern part of [[Kunar Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. It borders [[Asadabad district]] to the southwest, [[Nuristan Province]] to the northwest, [[Nari district]] to the northeast and [[Dangam district]] to the southeast. The population is 19,500 (2006) - all [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]]. The district center is the village of '''Asmãr''' ({{coord|35.0339|N|71.3583|E|}}) at 983 m elevation in a river valley, located in the most southern part of the district.<br />The district is mountainous and the [[arable land]] is not enough and people are poor. It is said that the fight against the Soviet Army started in this district. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027171716/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/eastern/kunar/asmar.pdf]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083713/http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/kunar/bar_kunar.pdf AIMS District Map]

{{Districts of Kunar}}
{{Kunar Province}}

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[[Category:Districts of Kunar Province]]


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