Gelan is a district in the south of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 78,408 in 2002. The district capital is Janda.[1]

Gelan
گیلان
Gelan District in bright green
Gelan District in bright green
Gelan is located in Afghanistan
Gelan
Gelan
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°43′52″N 67°38′11″E / 32.730974°N 67.636271°E / 32.730974; 67.636271
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceGhazni Province
Elevation
2,000 m (7,000 ft)

The district is within the heartland of the Tarakai tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[2]

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Afghan children walk along a road near a bazaar in the Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2013

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  1. ^ "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2006.
  2. ^ Ghazni Province Tribal Map (Page 4). Naval Postgraduate School.

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