Back مقاطعة سيد آباد Arabic সায়দাবাদ জেলা Bengali/Bangla Sayyidābād CEB Sajedabad German ولسوالی سیدآباد Persian Distretto di Saydabad Italian Daerah Saydabad Malay ضلع سید آباد PNB سيد آباد ولسوالۍ Pashto/Pushto Sayd Abad Portuguese
Saydabad
سیدآباد | |
|---|---|
  Saydabad Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′15″N 68°41′40″E / 33.88750°N 68.69444°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Maidan Wardak Province |
| Population | |
• Total | 114,793 |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Saydabad District (Pashto: سیدآباد ولسوالۍ) is a district of Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The district is known for its pleasant climate, including hilly vegetation, streams, and orchards.[1] The district was a popular retreat for Kabul residents until an increase in ISAF-Taliban violence in the late 2000s.[2] The city of Saydabad serves as the district capital. With a population of 114,793, it is the most populous district of the province.
The district is within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns.[3]: 10
- ^ Habiburahman Ibrahimi in Wardak. Crossfire Forces Wardak Farmers Off Land Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 23 September 2009, ARR No. 338, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4abb2dba1a.html [accessed 3 March 2010]
- ^ Habiburahman Ibrahimi in Wardak. Crossfire Forces Wardak Farmers Off Land Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 23 September 2009, ARR No. 338, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4abb2dba1a.html [accessed 3 March 2010]
- ^ Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.