Country Afghanistan Elevation 1,918 m Province Logar Province | Time zone UTC+4:30 Local time Thursday 10:33 AM | |
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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.
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Map of Baraki Barak, Afghanistan
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.
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Baraki Barak Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA