The centre of the district is the town of Dawlat Abad (population 5000), located at 36°26′14″N 64°55′22″E﻿ / ﻿36.4372°N 64.9228°E﻿ / 36.4372; 64.9228, 447 m altitude, on the route from Sheberghan to Maimana. At one time it had a bazaar with 180 shops and caravanserais. Dawlat Abad is a centre for carpet-weaving in northern Afghanistan.