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Tani District, Khost, Afghanistani
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Tani DistrictDistrict
KhostProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Nadir Shah Kot District, Khost, Afghanistan
Spera District, Khost, Afghanistan
Gurbuz District, Khost, Afghanistan
Khost District, Khost, Afghanistan
Mandozayi District, Khost, Afghanistan
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
226877
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:226877:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی تنی, ولایت خوست, افغانستان
French:
District de Tani, Khôst, Afghanistan
German:
Tanai, Chost, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Tani, Provincia di Khowst, Afghanistan
Pashto:
تڼي ولسوالۍ, خوست ولايت, افغانستان
Bengali:
তানি জেলা, খোস্ত প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Malay:
Daerah Tani, Wilayah Khost, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Tani ilçesi, Host, Afganistan
Vietnamese:
Tani , Khost, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع تنی, صوبہ خوست, افغانستان


Tani District (Pashto: تڼي ولسوالۍ‎, Persian: ولسوالی تنی‎) is situated in the southern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Spera District to the west, Nadir Shah Kot and Mando Zayi to the north, Gurbuz District to the east and Pakistan to the south. The district center is the village of Tani, situated in the northeastern part of the district.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Asbestos'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tani_District
Wikidata ID:Q3694486
GeoNames ID:7054020

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Afghanistan

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