Alingar District is located approximately 27 km from Mehtarlam, the provincial capital of Laghman Province and borders with Alishing an…Alingar District is located approximately 27 km from Mehtarlam, the provincial capital of Laghman Province and borders with Alishing and Dawlat Shah districts to the West, Nuristan Province to the North, Kunar and Nangarhar provinces to the East and Qarghayi and Mihtarlam districts to the South.It has about 60 villages located in four main valleys. The population is 85,600 - 70% of them Pashtun, 20% Pashai and 5% Tajik. The district center is the village of Shahi, located on 34°50′05″N 70°21′37″E / 34.8347°N 70.3603°E at 915 m altitude. in the valley of the Alingar River, which crosses the district and is the main source of irrigation. The security situation is reported to be relatively stable, although there are some private disputes. The district is reported free of mines.
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