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101:Location in Afghanistan
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286:First Anglo-Afghan War
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240:, is the new name of
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1266:Kajaki Dam Incident
476:Daily mean °C (°F)
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786:Afghanistan
742:9 September
709:3 September
654:Abdul Wahed
624:Ethnography
321:Lashkar Gah
266:Afghanistan
157:Afghanistan
132: /
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1194:Shin Kalay
1129:Imam Rabat
989:Lashkargah
943:Lashkargah
887:2022-05-07
851:2012-02-22
690:References
282:Grishk Dam
274:Kajaki Dam
242:Zamindawar
1281:Route 611
1276:Route 605
1246:Governors
1213:Landmarks
1169:Musa Qala
1139:Khanashin
1094:Darvishan
1074:Bahramcha
999:Musa Qala
984:Khanashin
951:Districts
325:Route 611
293:Highway 1
227:romanized
184:Time zone
175:Elevation
1306:Category
802:(2003).
678:See also
446:(103.3)
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436:(104.2)
270:Kandahar
189:UTC+4:30
164:Province
1164:Mirabad
1114:Garmsir
1089:Dahaneh
1079:Balūchī
1069:Baghran
1049:Abi Jan
1004:Nad Ali
969:Garmsir
959:Baghran
938:Capital
635:Taliban
631:Noorzai
611:(51.5)
606:(32.0)
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596:(47.7)
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335:Climate
238:Gereshk
233:Gereshk
229::
218:Persian
145:Country
120:64°33′E
117:31°49′N
28:64°33′E
25:31°49′N
1204:Washir
1189:Sangin
1179:Nawzad
1159:Marjah
1154:Malgir
1144:Landay
1134:Kajaki
1124:Grishk
1064:Babaji
1024:Washir
1019:Sangin
1014:Nawzad
994:Majrah
979:Kajaki
974:Grishk
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222:گِرِشک
213:Grishk
201:Pashto
197:Grishk
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58:Grishk
1239:Other
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1149:Lejay
1109:Dishu
1054:Aybak
964:Dishu
401:Year
205:ګرِشک
1184:Onay
1059:Azan
810:ISBN
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711:2010
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