
Monawara District (Pashto:منوره ولسوالۍ;Dari:ولسوالی مروره) is one of the 15 districts inKunar Province,Afghanistan. It bordersSirkanay District to the west,Asadabad District to the north-west,Dangam District to the north-east and theDurand Line to the south. Monawara's population is not exactly known but government figures estimate it to be around 22,270 people,[1] all of them being ethnicPashtuns.Monawara village is the center of the district and is located in its westernmost part.
The dominant tribe in the district is the PashtunMamund clan, currently headed by Haji Abdul Wali Khan Mamond following the death of his father, Haji Hazrat Rahman. The mountainous terrain and the lack ofarable land and irrigation systems is the main problem in this area. Monawara is also one of the few strategic districts in terms of its unique location and high mountainous terrains connecting Kunar toPakistan via the Durand Line.
34°51′42″N71°13′44″E / 34.8616°N 71.2288°E /34.8616; 71.2288
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