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| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kabul Province |
| Capital | Dehnawe Farza |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 21,961 |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (AST) |
Farza District, also referred to as Farza, is district ofKabul Province,Afghanistan, with a population of 18,000 people.[1] It is located 45 km (28 miles) north ofKabul, in the hills of the northwestern part of theShomali Plain, and south of the villages ofIstalif andQarabagh. Farza District contains eighteen villages. The district headquarters isDehnawe Farza. According to theUNHCR, in 2002, the population consisted of a mixture ofPashtuns andTajiks.[1]
A river runs through Farza, calledDarya-e Farza (Farza River). Farza is home to orchards and well-known for its fruits, including grapes, mulberries, walnuts, and pomegranates. Agriculture is the primary source of income.
Two hundred years ago, the people of Farza had a kingdom lifestyle. The center of Farza is called Qala Mera, which was made bySayed Baabshah. Sayed's people had strong rules and they were peaceful people.[citation needed]Charles Masson visited Farza as part of his travels in Afghanistan just before theFirst Anglo-Afghan War.[2] In Farza, he found villages, castles, shrines, and a waterfall.
"The taluk I found, comprised twelve villages and four castles. The two principal villages, inhabited by Tajiks, contained but eighty houses each, and the remainder varied from thirty to seventy houses. The aggregate of villages and castles embraced about seven hundred houses, consequently a population of nearly four thousand souls may be assigned to the taluk of Ferzah" (Vol III, pp. 117-119).
In January 1991, Farza was separated as an independent district fromMir Bacha Kot District but this structure was never recognized by theTaliban government.
Like the rest of theShomali Plain, residents of Farza suffered under thefirst rule of the Taliban for their support of theNorthern Alliance led byAhmad Shah Massoud. In 1999, the Taliban forced residents to leave their homes, cut down their trees and vegetation, and burned villagers' homes. Around 4,5000 to 5,000 families fled to surrounding cities including Kabul and Jalalabad.[1]
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