Muqur District, Ghazni
Muqur
مقر | |
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| Coordinates: 32°53′16″N 67°54′06″E / 32.887660°N 67.901573°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Ghazni |
| Capital | Muqur |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 70,900 |
Muqur also spelt Moqur (Dari: مُقُر) is a district in the southwest of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 70,900 in 2002, of whom 19,538 were children under 12.
On 8 May 2016, a vehicular accident on a stretch of the Kabul-Kandahar Highway occurred in the district, killing 73. Two buses travelling from Kabul to Kandahar collided with a fuel tanker. The stretch of highway in this district is reportedly dangerous due to Taliban presence, and the vehicles were speeding to avoid ambush.