Kabul District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan · Informal Settlement Profile: Chaman-e-Babrak As one...
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Æ × AFGHANISTAN CHINA INDIA IRAN PAKISTAN TAJIKISTAN TURKMENISTAN UZBEKISTAN Northern Areas Multan Tehran Balkh Kunduz Laghman For more information on this profile please contact: REACH Initiative: [email protected] Informal Settlement Map Households (HH) Individuals Avg HH Size Current residents 750 4,500 6 IDPs 250 1,500 6 Returnees 500 3,000 6 Background Kabul District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan November 2016 Informal Settlement Profile: Chaman-e-Babrak As one of Kabul’s larger informal settlements, Chaman-e-Babrak has been established in the central location of District 4. The land is owned by the Government of Afghanistan and so residents do not currently pay rent. The population is ethnically diverse with 50% belonging to Tajik communities, 40% from Pashtun populations, 5% from Hazara communities and the remaining 5% Uzbeks. Two thirds of the population are returnees from Pakistan and Iran, and one third are IDPs mostly from Laghman province, with some from Kunduz and Balkh. The settlement was established in 2001 by 52 households returning from Punjab, Pakistan. In 2002, a further 100 households arrived from the Northern areas of Pakistan. The following year saw a significant increase in the size of the settlement, with 578 households joining. These included IDPs travelling from Laghman province and returnees from Punjab, Pakistan and Tehran, Iran. The settlement has continued to expand throughout 2016, with 20 households returning from Pakistan. Despite the fact that residents have access to drinking water, health services and schools, it was reported that many residents plan to leave in the next month. Displacement Key Figures Location Map Previous Areas of Residence HH Arrivals in the Last Six Months This profile provides an overview of conditions in the informal settlement Chaman-e-Babrak, located in Kabul district, Kabul province. This settlement is rural and its residents live in partial mud houses. d Imagery: Copyright DigitalGlobe. Source: US Department of State, Humanitarian Information Unit, NextView License. Produced by UNITAR-UNOSAT. May 2016 0 IDPs Returnees 20 0 0 0 0 Jun 2016 Jul 2016 0 0 Aug 2016 0 0 0 0 Sep 2016 Oct 2016 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Æ × DISTRICT 6 DISTRICT 7 DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 5 DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT 10 DISTRICT 15 DISTRICT 11 DISTRICT 17 Chaman-e-Babrak Æ × Focus settlement ! Other informal settlements Æ Æ Æ Æ Æ Æ Mosque Mosque Mosque Mosque Water Source / Hand Pump Trash Dump Site 0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 20 Metres Size of settlement 87,101 sq m Average area per person 20 sq m Altitude 1,772 m Lat. N 34.55796 Long. E 69.13707 IDPs Returnees Settlement boundary Infrastructure point
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A F G H A N I S T A N
C H I N A
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I R A N
P A K I S T A N
T A J I K I S T A NT U R K M E N I S T A N
U Z B E K I S T A N
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Multan
Tehran Balkh
Kunduz
Laghman
For more information on this profile please contact: REACH Initiative: [email protected]
Informal Settlement Map
Households (HH)
Individuals Avg HH Size
Current residents 750 4,500 6IDPs 250 1,500 6Returnees 500 3,000 6
Background
Kabul District, Kabul Province, AfghanistanNovember 2016
Informal Settlement Profile: Chaman-e-Babrak
As one of Kabul’s larger informal settlements, Chaman-e-Babrak has been established in the central location of District 4. The land is owned by the Government of Afghanistan and so residents do not currently pay rent. The population is ethnically diverse with 50% belonging to Tajik communities, 40% from Pashtun populations, 5% from Hazara communities and the remaining 5% Uzbeks. Two thirds of the population are returnees from Pakistan and Iran, and one third are IDPs mostly from Laghman province, with some from Kunduz and Balkh.
The settlement was established in 2001 by 52 households returning from Punjab, Pakistan. In 2002, a further 100 households arrived from the Northern areas of Pakistan. The following year saw a significant increase in the size of the settlement, with 578 households joining. These included IDPs travelling from Laghman province and returnees from Punjab, Pakistan and Tehran, Iran. The settlement has continued to expand throughout 2016, with 20 households returning from Pakistan.
Despite the fact that residents have access to drinking water, health services and schools, it was reported that many residents plan to leave in the next month.
Displacement
Key Figures
Location Map
Previous Areas of ResidenceHH Arrivals in the Last Six Months
This profile provides an overview of conditions in the informal settlement Chaman-e-Babrak, located in Kabul district, Kabul province. This settlement is rural and its residents live in partial mud houses.
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DISTRICT 17 Chaman-e-Babrak
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Size of settlement 87,101 sq mAverage area per person 20 sq mAltitude 1,772 m
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