Baghran

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Baghran
Coordinates: 33°4′1″N 65°5′30″E / 33.06694°N 65.09167°E / 33.06694; 65.09167
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Helmand Province
District	Baghran District
Elevation	5,131 ft (1,564 m)
Population
- Total	26,724
Time zone	+ 4.30

Baghran's main street is being resurfaced as part of a foreign reconstruction project.

Baghran is a village and the district center of Baghran District in Helmand province, Afghanistan. It is located on 33°04′01″N 65°05′30″E / 33.0669°N 65.0917°E / 33.0669; 65.0917 at 1,564 m altitude.The population is 26,724 people in Baghran and the nearest settlements.

In 2005 the United States was funding a $2 million project to pave 700 meters of the Baghran's main road.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ "Afghan Valley to Receive $2.4 Million for Reconstruction". American Forces Press Service. 2005-08-16. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=16882. Retrieved 2009-07-18. 

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