Baraki Barak is a town and the center of Baraki Barak District, Logar Province, Afghanistan. It was also the former capital of Logar Province. The town is in a mountainous area in the valley of the Logar River. The main road Ghazni-Kabul passes about 20 km to the West of the town.
Baraki Barak | |
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Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Lowgar Province |
Elevation | 6,293 ft (1,918 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 22,622 |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Ethnography
Baraki Barak is home to Pashtuns and Tajiks. The town is named after Burkis, few of whom still speak the Baraki language, and are found to the northwest and west of the town, and also inside the town.