Afghan Biographies

Zinda Jan District Herat Province


Name Zinda Jan District Herat Province
Ethnic backgr.
Date of birth
Function/Grade District Chief
History and Biodata

Zinda Jan Zindehjan (Fushanj old District name)  Zendeh Jan District Chief Herat Province:
Shukrullah Shakir, (20190803) an Improvised Explosive Device explosion killed the district administrative chief of Zindajan in Herat province.

Background:
Zendejan has about 70 thousand people, including 157 villages. There are 22 schools in the district, including 3 female and 4 male high schools with a total of 17,000 students which 7,000 students are girls, and all the people in this district speak Farsi/Dari. Most of the people in this district are farmers, and they farm Wheat and grain, besides there are plenty of fruits such as apples, pear, grapes, figs, peanuts, berries, in their gardens. Recently; most of the people grow Saffron, and Saffron of this area is known as the best Saffron in the world. Also silk industry of this area is one of other important skills these people have.
 

Last Modified 2019-08-03
Established 2019-08-03