Baraki Barak

Baraki Barak
برکی برک
town
Baraki Barak
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°58′9″N 68°56′41″E / 33.96917°N 68.94472°E / 33.96917; 68.94472Coordinates: 33°58′9″N 68°56′41″E / 33.96917°N 68.94472°E / 33.96917; 68.94472
Country  Afghanistan
Province Logar Province
District Baraki Barak District
Elevation 6,293 ft (1,918 m)
Population
 • Total 22,622
Time zone UTC+4:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+5:30 (IRDT)

Barakī Barak (Dari/Pashto/Ormuri: برکی برک) is a town and the center of Baraki Barak District, Logar Province, Afghanistan.[1] It was also the former capital of Logar Province. The town is in a mountainous area in the valley of the Logar River.[2] The main road Ghazni-Kabul passes about 20 km to the West of the town.

Ethnography

Baraki Barak has historically been home to the Burki/Baraki/Ormuri (known outside Afghanistan as the "Burki") and to other Pashtuns and Tajiks. The town is named after the Baraki people, some of whom still speak the Baraki language; they live to the northwest and west of the town, and also inside the town.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baraki Barak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3370249" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ Adamec, Ludwig W. (1985). Historical and political gazetteer of Afghanistan, Volume 6. Akadem. Druck- u. Verlagsanst. p. 92. ISBN 978-3-201-01272-0.


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