Baghrān ( ps, بغران) is a village and the district center of

Baghran District Baghrān ( ps, بغران) is the northernmost district in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 99% Pashtun and 1% Hazara, was estimated at 82,018 in 2002. The district centre is the village of Baghran; there are around 450 vil ...

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. It is located at and at an altitude of 1,564 m. The population of Baghran and the nearest settlements is 26,724. In 2005 the

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was funding a $2 million project to pave 700 meters of the Baghran's main road. It is controlled by the

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, and has been called their "most secure stronghold".

Climate

Baghran features a

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climate (

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: ''Dsa'') with hot summers and moderately cold winters.

References

Populated places in Helmand Province {{Helmand-geo-stub

Climate

See also

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