Bala Deh, Afghanistan
Village in Paktia Province, Afghanistan
33°59′56″N 69°12′43″E / 33.99889°N 69.21194°E / 33.99889; 69.21194
AfghanistanBala Deh is a large village in Gardez District, Paktia Province, in eastern Afghanistan. The village lies roughly 50 kilometres north of Gardez and 12-15 kilometres east of Pul-i-Alam. It is connected to Pul-i-Alam by a dirt road and then the main road leads down from Pul-i Alam to Gardez.
A notable archaeological site lies in the vicinity, known as the "four arches (chahar tag) of Jireh".[1] An ancient fort named Ghur-Duz, now a ruin, is reported to lie six miles to the south of Bala Deh.[2]
Balah Deh is reportedly home to around 1000 inhabitants.[3] Residents of the village faced acute water shortages in 2005 due to a technical fault in the water supply system.[3]
A fictional nuclear facility near Bala Deh is prominently featured in the novel Eve of Destruction by Barry Broad.
See also
- Paktia Province
References
- ^ Archaeological Institute of America (1948). Archaeology. Archaeological Institute of America. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ Abbott, Augustus; Low, Charles Rathbone (1879). The Afghan war, 1838-1842: from the journal and correspondence of the late Major - General Augustus Abbott -. R. Bentley and son. p. 192. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Potable water a far cry in Bala Deh village". Pajhwok Afghan News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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Paktia Province
Capital: Gardez
- Ahmad Aba
- Ahmadkhel
- Dand Aw Patan
- Gardez
- Gerda Serai
- Janikhel
- Lazha Mangal
- Mirzaka
- Said Karam
- Shwak
- Tsamkani
- Zadran
- Zazi
- Zurmat
- Aryob
- Bala Deh
- Gulakai Kot
- Khandkhel
- Mir Zakah
- Qila Niazi
- Tsamkani
- Zurmat
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