Puli Alam (), also spelled Pul-i-Alam or Pol-e Alam, is the provincial capital of

Logar Province Logar (Pashto/Dari: لوگر) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern section of the country. It is divided into 7 districts and contains hundreds of villages. Puli Alam is the capital of the province. As of 2021, Logar ...

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as well as of Puli Alam District. The population of the district is estimated to be around 108,000, and is composed of ethnic

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and

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. The city of Puli Alam itself had a population of 22,914 in 2015. it has 4 districts and a total land area of 3,752

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s. The total number of dwellings in the city is 2,546. In August 2021, Puli Alam was seized by

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fighters as part of the wider

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History

Puli Alam underwent a lot of reconstruction work after the fall of the Taliban government. A

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, PRT Logar of the

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, was based in Puli Alam.

Climate

Puli Alam is at high altitude. It features a

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(''Dsa'') under the

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. It has hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. The average temperature in Puli Alam is 11.0 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 291 mm. July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 24.7 °C. The coldest month, January, has an average temperature of -6.8 °C.

Land use

Puli Alam is an urban village in eastern Afghanistan. Agriculture is the dominant land use, accounting for 49% of total land. Only 19% of land is classified as built-up, and 48% of this area is described as vacant plots. In Districts 1–3, the majority of the dwellings are regular houses.

Notable people

* Mohammad Nabi * Gulbadin Naib

References

External links

AIMS District Map
Logar Province Populated places in Logar Province Provincial capitals in Afghanistan {{Logar-geo-stub