Official Name: | Baghran |
Native Name: | بغران |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Helmand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Baghran |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 26,724 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | + 4.30 |
Coordinates: | 33.0669°N 65.0917°W |
Elevation M: | 1564 |
Baghrān (Pushto; Pashto: بغران) is a village and the district center of Baghran District in Helmand province, Afghanistan. It is located at 33.0669°N 65.0917°W and at an altitude of 1,564 m. The population of Baghran and the nearest settlements is 26,724.
In 2005 the United States was funding a $2 million project to pave 700 meters of the Baghran's main road.[1]
It is controlled by the Taliban, and has been called their "most secure stronghold".[2]
Baghran features a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa) with hot summers and moderately cold winters.