Lashkargah (afg)

Lashkargah

Lashkargah ranks 17,839th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Etruria, Staffordshire, Hankø, and Mantua Township, Portage County, Ohio. The most famous people from Lashkargah are Ibn Hibban. The most famous people who died in Lashkargah are Ibn Hibban, and Islam Bibi. Lashkargah has been the birth place of many historians and the death place of many historians, and military personnels. Lashkargah is located in Afghanistan.

Lashkargah, also known as Lakhkargah, and historically known as Bost or Bust, is a city in southwestern Afghanistan and the capital of Helmand Province. It is located in Lashkargah District, where the Arghandab River merges into the Helmand River. The city has a population of 201,546 as of 2006. Lashkargah is linked by major roads with Kandahar to the east, Zaranj on the border with Iran to the west, and Farah 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 Arghandab rivers. Because of the trading hubs, it is Afghanistan's second largest city in size, after Kabul and before Kandahar. Read more on Wikipedia