Lal (La'l)[5] (Dari: لعل) sometimes called Lal wa Sarjangal[2] (لعل و سرجنگل) is a town and the administrative center of Lal wa Sarjangal District, Ghor Province, Afghanistan. The district is located in the east of Cheghgharan, the center of Ghor, in a distance of 75 miles. The district contains at least 800 villages. The total population was announced 250,000 in 2013, but in 2019 the survey and estimation by the ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development announced that the population is 336,500. Lal Wa Sarjangal has borders with Sangtakht and bandar of Daikundi, with Yakawlang and Panjab of Bamiyan, with the Balkhab or Sar-e-Pol and with Dawlatyar.

Lal wa Sarjangal لعل[1] La'l[2] Qaryeh-ye La‘l[3]
Town
Lal wa Sarjangal Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°30′05″N 66°16′48″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Ghor
District	Lal wa Sarjangal
Elevation [4]	9,450 ft (2,880 m)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Lal is one of the most populated districts in Ghor province. The people in this districts are the Hazara people.

Geography

Lal wa Sarjangal is located within the Hazarajat region in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Koh-i Baba mountains and the western extremities of the Hindu Kush. The area is very mountainous.[6]

Climate

Influenced by its altitude, Lal wa Sarjangal has a boreal climate, defined as a subarctic climate (Dsc) in the Köppen climate classification system. In common with other mountainous region in the province, Lal wa Sarjangal suffers from low rainfall and severe and long winters. The wet season concentrated in winter and spring. Precipitation often falls in the form of snow which is critical for river flow and irrigation in summer.[7]

See also

• Hazarajat

Notes

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