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Page 493
... Qandahar , with which it is linked by road . Gereshk is the centre of a rich agricultural area ; a dam upriver diverts water to the Boghra irrigation canal . The town was origi- nally built around a fort on the river's right bank and ...
... Qandahar , with which it is linked by road . Gereshk is the centre of a rich agricultural area ; a dam upriver diverts water to the Boghra irrigation canal . The town was origi- nally built around a fort on the river's right bank and ...
Page 520
... Qandahar high- way , upon which Ghazni town , the provincial capital , lies . Pop . ( 1970 est . ) 1,205,492 , mainly Hazara and Ghilzai . area and population table 1 : 169 map , Afghanistan 1 : 167 Ghazni , formerly GHAZNA , capital of ...
... Qandahar high- way , upon which Ghazni town , the provincial capital , lies . Pop . ( 1970 est . ) 1,205,492 , mainly Hazara and Ghilzai . area and population table 1 : 169 map , Afghanistan 1 : 167 Ghazni , formerly GHAZNA , capital of ...
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... Qandahar ( east ) . The prov- ince is mostly flat , but there are some hills in the extreme south , and the north is somewhat mountainous . The Helmand River ( q.v. ) crosses the province from northeast to south- west and provides water ...
... Qandahar ( east ) . The prov- ince is mostly flat , but there are some hills in the extreme south , and the north is somewhat mountainous . The Helmand River ( q.v. ) crosses the province from northeast to south- west and provides water ...
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