Logar River

Logar (also Lowgar) is the name of a province and also a river and valley of Afghanistan.

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.

ee also

*Lowgar Province

External links

* [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/18/content_487306.htm. "Underground ancient city found in east of Aghanistan."]
* [http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/aug/afghanistan3/ More details on the "underground city"]
* [http://www.aims.org.af/services/sectoral/agriculture/landcover/Logar.pdf Land cover map (April 2002)]