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Gulistan District, Farah, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
Gulistan DistrictDistrict
FarahProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Pur Chaman District, Farah, Afghanistan
Bala Buluk District, Farah, Afghanistan
Khash Rod District, Nimruz, Afghanistan
Nawzad District, Helmand, Afghanistan
Washir District, Helmand, Afghanistan
Bakwa District, Farah, Afghanistan
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
227418
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227418:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی گلستان, ولایت فراه, افغانستان
French:
Gulistan, Farâh, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Gulistan, Provincia di Farah, Afghanistan
Pashto:
ګلستان ولسوالۍ, فراه ولايت, افغانستان
Simplified Chinese:
古里斯坦縣, 法拉省, 阿富汗
Bengali:
গুলিস্তান জেলা, ফারাহ প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Gulistān, Farāh, Apganistan
Dutch:
Gulistan District, Farah, Afghanistan
Malay:
Daerah Gulistan, Wilayah Farah, Afghanistan
Polish:
Golestan, Farah, Afganistan
Swedish:
Gulistān, Farah, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Gülistan ilçesi, Ferah, Afganistan
Urdu:
گلستان ضلع, صوبہ فراہ, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Gulistan , Farah, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع گلستان, صوبہ فراہ, افغانستان


Gulistan, also transliterated as Golestan (Pashto/Persian: گلستان), is a district in Farah Province, Afghanistan. The district has a total of 109 villages. The main village, also called Gulistan, is situated at 1434 m altitude in the mountainous part of the district. The main road through the district is Route 522.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulistan_District
Wikidata ID:Q2537755
GeoNames ID:7052920

Localities in this Region

Afghanistan

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Asia
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)

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