The Logar River (also Lowgar) is a river of
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. It gives the name to the Logar Valley and
Logar Province
Logar (Pashto/Dari: ; meaning Greater Mountain ( لوې غر)) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the eastern section of the country. It is divided into 7 districts and contains hundreds of villages. Puli Alam is the capital of ...
. In
Maidan Wardak Province
Maidan Wardak (Pashto: ; Dari: ), also called Wardag or Wardak, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central region of Afghanistan. It is divided into eight districts and has a population of approximately 500,00 The capital ...
where the river originates, it is called Chak River. The
Chaki Wardak Dam
The Chaki Wardak Dam ( ps, چک وردګ برېښناکوټ), or simply the Chak Dam ( ps, چک برېښناکوټ), is a dam near the Chak district center in Chaki Wardak District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. It was originally built by Germans ...
is built on the river in
Chaki Wardak District
Chak Wardak ( prs, چک وردک, also known as Chak) is a district in the south of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 83,376 in 2005, the last year for which figures are available. The district centre is the village of ...
, Maidan Wardak Province.
The Logar River drains a wide tract of country, rising in Maidan Wardak Province in the southern slopes of the
Sanglakh Range and receiving tributaries from hills in the
Kharwar District Kharwar District ( ps, خروار ولسوالۍ) is a district of Logar Province, Afghanistan. It was created from Charkh District.
The district, is named after the village of Kharwar (Khawrakay), which is about 56 miles (90 kilometers) south of K ...
, north-east of
Ghazni
Ghazni ( prs, غزنی, ps, غزني), historically known as Ghaznain () or Ghazna (), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana ( gr, Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan ...
. It joins the
Kabul River a few kilometres below the city of
Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...
. The fertile and well irrigated Logar Valley, which is watered by its southern tributaries, is about long by wide. Lying in the vicinity of the capital, the district contributes significantly to its food supply.
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More details on the "underground city"Land cover map (April 2002)
Former populated places in Afghanistan
Kabul River
Landforms of Logar Province
Rivers of Afghanistan
Rivers of Pakistan
Valleys of Afghanistan
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