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Ghorak
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Ghorak
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°2′0″N65°8′2″E / 32.03333°N 65.13389°E / 32.03333; 65.13389 Coordinates: 32°2′0″N65°8′2″E / 32.03333°N 65.13389°E / 32.03333; 65.13389
CountryFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
Province Kandahar Province
Elevation
3,914 ft (1,193 m)
Time zone UTC+4:30

Ghorak [1] is a village in the center of the Ghorak District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

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References

  1. "Ghorak". GEOnet Names Server . Retrieved 14 October 2019.