Country Afghanistan Elevation 2,005 m Population 23,215 (2003) | Time zone GMT Saraik:+4,5 hours Area 1,741 km² Province Bamyan Province | |
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Saraik (also known as Saighan, Saighān, Saraik, Sarayek, Sarāyek, Sayghan, Sayghān, Seyghan, or Seyghān) is a district in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. It has a population of 23,215 (As of 2003). It was created in 2005 from part of Kahmard District, and until 2004 was part of Baghlan Province. Saraik city is the largest town in the district as well as being the administrative center. The district has an area of 1,741 km2. There are sixty-two villages in the district. Tajiks make up 70%, while Hazaras make up 27%. The other 3% is mostly Pashtuns.
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Economics
The Da Eman Coal Deposits are located in Sayghan Saraik District, but have yet (As of 2008) to be fully commercially exploited. The majority of economic activity is agriculture: farming in the valleys, mostly wheat, potatoes and barley; and stock, raising mostly sheep, donkeys and goats.
Language
Most people speak Saraiki in this district. In Afghanistan the Hindki speak Kandhari, a dialect of Multani Saraiki. Before the influx of Pathans into the region, the most common spoken dialect in Kandahar was Saraiki, namely the Kandhari or Jataki dialect. Saraiki is also spoken in the Saraik district.