Qurchi
Qurchi, also Kypim, is a major town in Bilchiragh District in the Faryab Province, in northern Afghanistan. It lies west of Negala. The town has a significant Uzbek population.
History
The town was occupied by Maimana officers in 1888.
Norwegian soldiers were attacked in Qurchi in July 2010.
References
- ^ Jarring, Gunnar (1939). On the distribution of Turk tribes in Afghanistan: an attempt at a preliminary classification. Gleerup. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Afghanistan Settlements Index" (accessed externally by google in PDF/Adobe Acrobat). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ Lee, Jonathan L. (1996). The "ancient supremacy": Bukhara, Afghanistan, and the battle for Balkh, 1731-1901. BRILL. p. 521. ISBN 978-90-04-10399-3. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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