The Qadis District is located in the southern part of Badghis province, Afghanistan, between the districts Jawand in the east, Qala i Naw in the west, Muqur and Bala Murghab in the north. In the south is the Herat province. The capital is Qadis.[1]
Qadis | |
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district | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Badghis |
Area | |
• Land | 3,385 km2 (1,307 sq mi) |
The Firozkhoi tribe of the Aimaq people once occupied the area.[2]
Qadis was also the epicentre of the 2022 Afghanistan earthquake, which killed 28 people.[3]
34°52′53″N 63°29′03″E / 34.88139°N 63.48417°E