Nili District

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Nili
نیلی
District
Nili is located in Afghanistan
Nili
Nili
Location within Afghanistan[1]
Coordinates: 33°45′36″N 66°04′48″E / 33.76000°N 66.08000°E / 33.76000; 66.08000
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceDaikundi
CapitalNili
Area
 • Total
445 km2 (172 sq mi)
Elevation
2,022 m (6,634 ft)
Population
[2]
 • Estimate 
(2025)
46,681
Time zoneUTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time)

Nili (Pashto[a]: نيلي, Dari[b]: نیلی) is one of the districts of Daikundi Province in central Afghanistan. The city of Nili serves as the capital of the province. It has an estimated population of 46,681 people.[2] Nili Airport is located next to the city. The weather conditions in the winter are severe and many of the roads have now been repaired and asphalted.[3]

Nili is surrounded by the districts of Ishtarlay, Shahristan, Gizab, Kiti and Khadir. Beyond the provincial seat of Nili, the villages of Nili district are: Dasht, Sari Nili, Pai Nili, Ghudar, Qol Qadir, Qom Ahmad Baeg, Ijdi, Shish, Kohna Deyh and Sangmom. Due to Daikundi's geographical inaccessibility, it was not until April 2007 that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan opened an office in Nili.[4]

Profile

A summary report prepared by local officials in 2007 stated the following:[5]

Notable people

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Notes

  1. ↑ Pashto pronunciation: [ni.li]
  2. ↑ Dari pronunciation: [niː.líː]

References

  1. ↑ "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 85. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Road projects worth 6m afs kick off in Daikundi". Pajhwok Afghan News. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "UNAMA facing new humanitarian challenges". IRIN. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Summary of the District Development Plan, 2007" (PDF). Nili District Development Assembly. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2015.