Marghab District

Marghab District
ولسوالی مرغاب
Marghab District
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°58′31″N 65°36′39″E / 34.9754°N 65.6109°E / 34.9754; 65.6109
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceGhor Province
Elevation
2,150 m (7,050 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
19,000

Marghab District (Dari ولسوالی مرغاب), is a district located in Ghor Province, Afghanistan, created on 26 November 2019. Shorabak area serves as the district center. President Ghani decreed the creation of the district through decree No. 632 from the Presidential Palace. The district encompasses 32 villages and has approximately 25000 inhabitants and its mainly populated by Tajiks .

Most of the population live in the valley of the Marghab River.