Shahrak District

Shahrak شهرک
District
The Minaret of Jam seen from overhead
Shahrak Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°06′00″N 64°16′00″E / 34.1000°N 64.2667°E / 34.1000; 64.2667
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Ghor Province
Area
• Total	4,350 km2 (1,680 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	58,200

Shahrak District is located in the central part of Ghor Province, Afghanistan. The population is 58,200. The district center is Dahan-e Falezak (Shahrak).

The district suffers from a weak economy and severe poverty due to lack of road linkage between villages and district centre, low level of agriculture and livestock productions, inaccessibility to healthcare services and security problems. In 2014, construction work of irrigation projects began in five villages of the district by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD).

Near the village of Jam stands the Minaret of Jam, a historic building.