[2] The capital is the village of Dowlatabad (Pop: 12,400) at 298 m height above sea level.

Major ethnic groups in this district are Uzbek, Turkmen, Tajik, Hazara, Pashtun, and Arab.

In the 12th century, the region was missed by Genghis Khan and the invading Mongols.

[4] On 14 March 2020, the Ministry of Public Health announced that the district had its first positive case of coronavirus disease in Balkh province, during the 2019-COVID-19 pandemic and outbreak in Afghanistan.

The 23-year-old patient had fled Bo Ali Sina Hospital after testing positive.