Asmar (Pashto: اسمار) is one of the major cities in northeastern of Kunar province of Afghanistan and is the district center of Bar Kunar district, which is located in the most southern part of the district (35.0339°N 71.3583°E / 35.0339; 71.3583) at 983 m altitude in a river valley.
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Map of Asmar, Afghanistan
History
The name Asmar is a combination of two Pashto language words of AS (horse) and MAR (snake).
Population
The exact population of Āsmār is unknown. But according to the GeoNames geographical database is the total population 15708.
Inhabitants
The Inhabitants of Asmar are over mostly Pashtuns, with a very small population of Nooristanis. The Pashtun tribes living in Asmar includes;
And some others.
Notable people
Aslam Khan Asmari, who is a famous historical tribal leader of Sharzis.
References
Asmar, Afghanistan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA