Sangin

Sangin is a town in Helmand province of Afghanistan, with population of approximately 14,000 people. It is located on 32°4′24″N 64°50′2″E / 32.07333°N 64.83389°E / 32.07333; 64.83389 in the valley of the Helmand River at 888 m altitude, 95 km to the north-east of Lashkar Gah. Sangin is notorious as one of the central locations of the opium trade in the south of the country, and is also a town that has traditionally supported the Taliban. Sangin also houses the main bazaar for Sangin District. Route 611 passes through Sangin.