Bati Kot District
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Bati Kot District
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 Bati Kot District, Nangarhar Province. | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Nangarhar Province |
| Capital | Hafeez Kodai |
| Population (2017[1]) | |
• Total | 300,000 (Three lack) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
Bati Kot District (Pashto: بټي کوټ ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی بتیکوت); is a district in the east of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 300,000 in 2017, of whom 25,500 were children under 12. The district is within the heartland of the Mohmand tribe of Pashtuns.[2] The district centre is Nader Shah Kot.[3]
Batikot has the following villages: Sepay, Lowartay, Sarobi, Ghaze Abad, Chardi, Khanano Kali(gary), Takya, Grabawa, Barekab, Meshwane, Lachapor, Gundyane, Kody, and Ambarkhana. Since the 2nd presidential term of Hamid Karzia, about 70% area of Bati Kot is covered by Taliban. The main centre of Taliban is in Salour Kali.
Notable residents
[edit] | This list of residents may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2020) |
Afghanistan cricketer Hameed Hasan was born in this district Sepay.
References
[edit]- ↑ MRRD Provincial profile for Nangarhar Province
- ↑ Nangarhar Province Tribal Map (Page 9). Naval Postgraduate School.
- ↑ UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-12-05, accessed 2006-07-06 (PDF)]
External links
[edit]- Map of Bati Kot (PDF)
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