page_title: Ghorband District
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Ghorband District / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Ghorband River worker.
context_page_description: Ghorband District, also known as Syagird District after its main town, is a district of Parwan Province, Afghanistan. Ghorband is located in the southern foothills of Hindu Kush and forms the western boundary of the ancient valley of Koh Daman. It is located 50 km from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The capital lies at the town of Syagird. It is the largest district of the province, covering an area of 899 square kilometres with a population of 74,123 as of 2003. The Ghorband River flows through the district. It contains 58 Community Development Councils and 109 villages.
context_section_description: Main crops grown are almonds, apples, apricots, walnuts, mulberries, grapes, peaches, pears and other like these. Iron ore is mined in the district and transported to Charikar in the east to be smelted before arriving in Kabul. British surveyors in the 19th century reported that the district had significant reserves of iron, zinc, sulfur, and coal. A west-east road and then the north-south A76 highway connects the district to Charikar and Kabul.
caption: A local worker for irrigating the Ghorband River
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