Tarinkot District
District in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan
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Tarinkot District, also spelled as Tarin Kowt,[1] is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.[2] The capital of the district and the province is the town called Tarinkot, which is among the least developed populated places in the country.[3]
Tarinkot
ترينکوټ | |
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District | |
 Tarinkot Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′48″N 65°55′12″E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Uruzgan Province |
| Capital | Tarinkot |
| Population | |
• Total | 100,000 |
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In Tarinkot district, two Pashtun tribal confederations are represented, the Tareen or Tarin tribes: Popolzai, Barakzai, Alikozai, Achakzai; and the Ghilzai tribes: Tokhi, Hotak, Suleiman-Khel.
