HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR

Mazar-i-Sharif Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant and Power Station (Kod-e-Barq)

Завод азотных удобрений и ТЭЦ в Мазари-Шарифе («Коде-Барк»)
AfghanistanМазари-Шариф (Дехдади)1972–1974Industrial sites
A nitrogen fertilizer plant with a capacity of more than 100,000 tonnes of urea a year and a 48 MW combined heat and power station were built in 1972–1974 at Dehdadi, west of Mazar-i-Sharif, with Soviet assistance; both run on natural gas from the northern fields. It was the first fertilizer plant in Afghanistan.
Завод азотных удобрений мощностью более 100 тыс. т карбамида в год и теплоэлектроцентраль на 48 МВт построены в 1972–1974 годах в Дехдади, к западу от Мазари-Шарифа, при содействии СССР; оба предприятия работают на природном газе северных месторождений. Это первый завод удобрений в Афганистане.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerKod-e-Barq state enterprise (Afghanistan)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1974
StatusIn use
As of2026-05
According to an Argumenty i Fakty report (May 2026), the fertilizer plant is operating, though at reduced output.

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