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Touring Jow Qol in Afghanistan
Jow Qol in the region of Bāmīān is located in Afghanistan - some 66 mi or ( 107 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Time in Jow Qol is now 07:42 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Topchi, Sur Sang, Sumarah-ye Mulla Husain, Sokhtah, and Alaqahdari Shibar. Being here already, consider visiting Topchi . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Jow Qol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Hash Bake-out
This is our drive from bamyan to Kabul, Afghanistan. It's like a 9 hour off road drive so we needed to pass the time somehow. ..
deployment video C 2-8FA
iraq and afghanistan. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tupchi, Afghanistan
Tupchi (also Topchi, Topci, and Kala Topchi) is a village in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan.
Located at 34.82 67.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Hajigak Pass
The Hajigak Pass (hajji gak "little pilgrim") is situated at a height of 3,700 metres above sea-level and is one of the two main routes from Kabul to Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, leading across the Koh-i Baba range. The two main routes from Kabul to Bamiyan are from the south via the Hajigak Pass and from the north via the Shibar Pass. The journey via Shibar Pass is approximately 6 and half hours long covering around 237 km long.
Located at 34.67 67.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Buddhas of Bamiyan
The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, 230 km northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 AD, (smaller), and 554 AD, (larger) the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco.
Located at 34.83 67.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Shibar Pass
Shibar Pass is situated at a height of 3,000 m above sea-level and is one of the two main routes from Kabul to Bamiyan in central Afghanistan. The journey is approximately 6 and half hours long covering around 237 km . The route via Unai Pass and Hajigak Pass is more direct but also more difficult, rising to 3,700 m, and is not usually preferred.
Located at 34.90 68.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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