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Shekay District, Badakhshan, Afghanistani
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Shekay DistrictDistrict
BadakhshanProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Area:
635 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Maimay District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Kuf Ab District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Darvoz, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
405071
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405071:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی شکی, ولایت بدخشان, افغانستان
French:
Shiki, Badakhchan, Afghanistan
Italian:
Distretto di Shekay, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Pashto:
شېکي ولسوالۍ, بدخشان ولايت, افغانستان
Russian:
Шикаи, Бадахшан, Афганистан
Simplified Chinese:
谢凯县, 巴达赫尚省, 阿富汗
Spanish:
Distrito de Shiki, Provincia de Badajshán, Afganistán
Arabic:
مقاطعة شكي, ولاية بدخشان, أفغانستان
Bengali:
শেকায় জেলা, বাদাখশন প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Shikī, Badakhshān, Apganistan
Indonesian:
Shiki, Provinsi Badakhshan, Afganistan
Malay:
Daerah Shiki, Wilayah Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Swedish:
Shikay, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Ноҳияи Шекаи, Вилояти Бадахшон, Афғонистон
Turkish:
Şiki, Bedehşan, Afganistan
Urdu:
شیکی ضلع, صوبہ بدخشاں, افغانستان
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Shekay tumani, Badaxshon, Afgʻoniston
Vietnamese:
Shiki , Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Welsh:
Shikī, Badakhshan, Affganistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع شیکی, بدخشاں, افغانستان


Shekay or Shikai (Persian: شهرستان شِکی‎) is a district of Badakhshan Province in northeastern Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Darwaz District. This district borders Nusay and Kuf Ab districts in Badakhshan and also Darvoz District in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Asbestos'
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Asbestos'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekay_District
Wikidata ID:Q3918400
GeoNames ID:7052689

Localities in this Region

Afghanistan

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