Logar (also Lowgar) is the name of a province and also a river and valley of Afghanistan.
Logar is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. The majority of the population is Pashtun.
The provincial capital is Pol-e 'Alam (also written Puli Alam) 33°57′N 69°03′E / 33.950°N 69.050°E which is about 105 km south of Kabul or about one and a half hours' drive.
The Logar River drains a wide tract of country, rising in the southern slopes of the Sanglakh Range and receiving affluents from the Kharwar hills, north-east of Ghazni. It joins the Kabul River a few miles below the city of Kabul. The fertile and well irrigated Logar Valley, which is watered by its southern affluents, is about 64 km (40 miles) long by 19 km (12 miles) wide. Lying in the vicinity of the capital, the district contributes largely to its food-supply.
The valley was traversed in 1879 by a brigade under Field Marshal Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts.
A large ancient city discovered in 2002 just south of Pol-e ‘Alam, dating back at least 1,700 years to Kushan times. It contains numerous multi-storied buildings and temple and covers an area of about 30 km². Unfortunately, it has been extensively looted during the recent war with many antiquities being being sold on the black market.
External links
- "Underground ancient city found in east of Aghanistan."
- More details on the "underground city"
- Land cover map (April 2002)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)