Sangchārak

Sangcharak lies among the narrow valleys southeast of Sar-e Pol. The Ab-i Sya and other streams flow out of the highlands into the Sar-e Pol watershed, descending toward the northern Afghan plains. The valleys divide the surrounding mountains into a succession of ridges, with cultivated land concentrated beside the water. Farther north the Sar-e Pol River divides as it enters the lower country, carrying the mountain waters toward the settlements around Sheberghan.