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Bahramcha

Coordinates: 29°25′N 64°3′E / 29.417°N 64.050°E / 29.417; 64.050
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Bahramcha
بھرام چاہ - بھرامچه
Town
Bahramcha is located in Afghanistan
Bahramcha
Bahramcha
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 29°25′N 64°3′E / 29.417°N 64.050°E / 29.417; 64.050[1]
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceHelmand Province
DistrictDishu District
Elevation
1,546 m (5,072 ft)
Population
 • Total(3,000−3,500)
Time zone+ 4.30

Bahrāmcha (Pashto/Dari: بھرامچه)(Balochi بھرام چاه}}) is the center of Dishu District in the southern part of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

History

Bahramcha is a town in Dishu District, Helmand Province, near the border with Pakistan.

Taliban

During the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Bahramcha was used by the Taliban to export poppy to Pakistan for processing, becoming an important center of the Helmand opium trade.[2]

References

  1. ^ "BAHRAM CHAH Geography Population Map cities coordinates location". Tageo.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. ^ Malkasian, Carter (2013). War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier. Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-19-997375-0.


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