AFLAG: Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
| location name |
Lashkar Gah |
| population |
201546 |
| country |
Afghanistan |
| locode country |
AF |
| functions |
HEL |
| status |
Road |
| lat |
06421E |
| long |
3135N |
| timezone |
Afghanistan Time |
Lashkar Gah Description
Lashkar Gah, historically also called Bost, is a city in southern Afghanistan and the capital of Helmand Province, located in Lashkar Gah district. It is situated between the Helmand and Arghandab rivers. Lashkar Gah is linked by highways with Kandahar to the east, Zaranj to the west, and Herat to the north-west. It is mostly very arid and desolate. However, farming does exist around the Helmand and Arghandab rivers. Bost Airport is located on the east bank of the Helmand River, five miles north of the junction of the Helmand and Argahandab rivers.
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