Baraki Barak District

Baraki Barak District
District
U.S. Army soldiers help a provincial mentorship team look for weapons caches near Baraki Barak in the Logar province of Afghanistan in 2009
Baraki Barak District is located in the south-west of Logar Province.
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Logar Province
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (D† (Afghanistan Standard Time))

Baraki Barak District (Persian: ولسوالی برکی برک ; Pashto: برکي برک ولسوالۍ) is situated in the western part of Logar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Wardak Province to the west and northwest, Puli Alam District to the north and east and Kharwar and Charkh districts to the south. The district's population is around 101,000 (2006) with a majority of over 90% Ormur Pashtuns. The district centre is the town of Baraki Barak - the former provincial capital, located in the northern part of the district in the valley of the Logar River. Baraki Rajan is another important town of this district which lies 4  km away from the district centre. The district is named after the historical Ormur tribe, also locally known as Baraki.