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Lashkargah District, Helmand, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
Lashkargah DistrictDistrict
HelmandProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lashkar Gāh43,934 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
405275
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405275:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Lashkargâh, Helmand, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan
Russian:
Лашкаргах , Гильменд, Афганистан
Arabic:
لشكر كاه, ولاية هلمند, أفغانستان
Cebuano:
Lashkar Gāh , Helmand, Apganistan
Czech:
Laškargáh, Hilmand, Afghánistán
Dutch:
Lashkargah District, Helmand, Afghanistan
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی لشکرگا, ولایت هلمند, افغانستان
Malay:
Daerah Lashkargah, Wilayah Helmand, Afghanistan
Pashto:
لښکرګاه ولسوالۍ, هلمند ولايت, افغانستان
Polish:
Laszkargah, Helmand, Afganistan
Swedish:
Lashkar Gāh , Helmand, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Leşkergâh, Helmend, Afganistan
Urdu:
لشکرگاہ ضلع, صوبہ ہلمند, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Lashkargah , Helmand, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع لشکرگاہ, صوبہ ہلمند, افغانستان


Lashkargah is a district in the east of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, surrounding the provincial capital of Lashkargah.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lashkargah_District
Wikidata ID:Q2456350
GeoNames ID:7053027


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