Mata Khan District (Pashto: متا خان ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی متاخان) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The district is within the heartland of the Andar tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[1] The estimated population in 2019 was 26,720.[2]
Mata Khan
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![]() Mata Khan district (in purple) within the province of Paktika. | |
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Province | Paktika |
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• Total | 26,720 |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Mata Khan District is located in the northern part of Paktika province, bordering Paktia's Zurmat District and Ghazni's Andar District.
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