Jurm District

Jurm
District Badakhshan
Government
  Type District council
Population
  Estimate () 3,000

Jurm District is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province in northeast Afghanistan. The district capital is a town named Jurm. The district is 3 hours from the center of the province in Fayzabad, and is home to approximately 3,000 residents, making it one of the most sparsely populated portions of the province. The highest point of the Afghan Hindu Kush is located in Jurm District, at 6729 meters. The district consist of clusters and villages. Ferghamenj, Kyb, kyteb, Ularyb,Ferghameru, Khustak, and Iskan are the clusters. Each cluster contain villages.

Coordinates: 36°44′11″N 70°53′57″E / 36.73639°N 70.89917°E / 36.73639; 70.89917

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