What is "narkh"

Narkh or Nerkh is a district of about 480 square kilometers in the east of Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 57,000 in 2002, consisting of about 80% Pashtuns, 15% Tajiks and 5% Hazara. The district center is Kane Ezzat.

During the presidency of Mohammad Daoud Khan in the 1970s, Narkh District was planted with many fruit trees by Dr Abdul Wakil Omarkhail former minister of Agriculture ; however, some of these have since dried up in droughts.

Its geographical coordinates are 34° 22' 0" North, 68° 48' 0" East.