Firozkoh

Chaghcharān, also called Firozkoh, is a town and district in central Afghanistan, which serves as the capital of Ghor Province. It is located on the southern side of the Hari River, at an altitude of 2,230 m above sea level. Chaghcharan is linked by a 380 kilometres long highway with Herat to the west, and a 450 kilometres long highway with Kabul to the east. The town is served by Chaghcharan Airport.

Chaghcharan has a population of about 15,000 who are mostly Dari and Pashto speakers. However the recent data showed a population of 31,266. It has 1 district and a total land area of 2,614 Hectares. The total number of dwellings in the city are 3,474.