-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Afghanistan »
- Badakhshan » Teshkan
Teshkan Destination Guide
Explore Teshkan in Afghanistan
Teshkan in the region of Badakhshan is a town in Afghanistan - some 170 mi or ( 274 km ) North of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Current time in Teshkan is now 03:02 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zugham Darah, Taloqan, Shikastagan, Nahrin, and Mashhad. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zugham Darah . Where to go and what to see in Teshkan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Darra-e Kur
Darra-e Kūr or Bābā Darwīsh, is an archaeological sites in Badakhshan province in Afghanistan. It's situated just northeast of Kalafgān near the village of Chinār-i Gunjus Khān 63 km east of Taloqan, on the road to Faizabad. The cave is high up on the side of the valley near the hamlet of Bābā Darwīsh. A rock shelter, well-stratified in silt deposits laid down by a stream. Approximately 800 stone implements were recovered, of two basic types: flint and sickle blades, and large diabase points.
Located at 36.78 70.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.