Garmsir

Garmsir
Garmsir is located in Afghanistan
Garmsir
Garmsir
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 31°7′N 64°12′E / 31.117°N 64.200°E / 31.117; 64.200
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceHelmand Province
DistrictGarmsir District
Government
 • TypeGovernor & Community Council
 • District GovernorHaji Abdulla Jan
Elevation
2,343 ft (714 m)
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Garmsir (Pashto: ګرمسير; from Persian گرمسیر, meaning "hot place"[1]) is the center of Garmsir District in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Helmand River on 31°07′00″N 64°12′00″E / 31.1167°N 64.2000°E / 31.1167; 64.2000 at 714 m altitude and 63 km southwest of Lashkargah. The major road at Garmsir is Route 605. The hospital is called Hazar Juft Comprehensive Health Clinic.

Prince Harry spent time in the village during his 2008 period in the country.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Malkasian, Carter (2013). War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier. Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-19-997375-0.

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