Babus

Village in Logar Province, Afghanistan

Babus

بابوس

village

Babus

Coordinates: 34°04′45″N 068°58′45″E﻿ / ﻿34.07917°N 68.97917°E﻿ / 34.07917; 68.97917
Country|  Afghanistan
Province| Logar Province
Rural District| Pul-i Alam District
Time zone| UTC+4:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+5:30 (IRDT)

Bābūs (Dari/Pashto: بابوس) is a village in Pul-i Alam District, Logar province, Afghanistan.[1]

## Etymology

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Bābūs is made up of the Persian word Bāb (باب) meaning "father"[2] and the Pashto word was (وس) which ultimately stems from Sanskrit वस meaning "dwell",[3] making the meaning "father's dwelling".

## References

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1. ^ Babus can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3369542" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. ^ Joseph, Steingass, Francis (1892). "A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be Met with in Persian Literature". dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-03.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ^ "A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans". dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

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Logar Province

Capital: Puli Alam

Districts|

* Azra
* Baraki Barak
* Charkh
* Kharwar
* Khoshi
* Mohammad Agha
* Puli Alam

Populated places|

* Aynak
* Babus
* Baraki Barak
* Baraki Rajan
* Enam
* Kulangar
* Qasem Khel
* Sajawand
* Waghjan
* Zarghun Shar

Other|

* Logar River
* Tera Pass

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