Baraki Barak Explained

Official Name:Baraki Barak
Native Name:برکی برک
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Logar Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baraki Barak District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:22,622
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+4:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+5:30
Coordinates:33.9692°N 68.9447°W
Elevation M:1918

Barakī Barak (Dari/Pashto: برکی برک) 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.[1] The main road Ghazni-Kabul passes about 20 km to the West of the town. The town is named after the historical Ormur tribe, also locally known as Baraki.

Ethnography

Baraki Barak has historically been home to the Ormur tribe, also known as "Burki" or "Baraki", and to other Pashtuns and Tajiks. The town is named after the Baraki people, some of whom still speak the Ormuri (Baraki) language; they live to the northwest and west of the town, and also inside the town.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Adamec, Ludwig W. . Historical and political gazetteer of Afghanistan, Volume 6 . 1985 . Akadem. Druck- u. Verlagsanst. . 978-3-201-01272-0 . 92 .