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Qal'ah-ye Surkhak Destination Guide
Explore Qal'ah-ye Surkhak in Afghanistan
Qal'ah-ye Surkhak in the region of Farah is a town in Afghanistan - some 407 mi or ( 654 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Current time in Qal'ah-ye Surkhak is now 04:26 PM (Friday) . 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: Mashhad, Birjand, Suji-ye Gharbi, Shindand, and Shakh-e Bala-ye Kanisk. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mashhad . Where to go and what to see in Qal'ah-ye Surkhak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Granai airstrike
The Granai airstrike, sometimes called the Granai massacre, refers to the killing of approximately 86 to 147 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, by an airstrike by a B-1 Bomber on May 4, 2009, in the village of Granai (sometimes spelled Garani or Gerani) in Farah Province, south of Herat, Afghanistan.
Located at 32.62 62.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Dizak
Dizak, also known as Ktish after its main stronghold, was a medieval Armenian principality in the historical Artsakh and later one of the five melikdoms of Karabakh, which included the southern third of Khachen and from the 13th century also the canton of Baghk of Syunik. The founder of this principality was Esayi abu-Muse, in the 9th century. In the 16-18th centuries Dizak was ruled by the Armenian Melik-Avanian dynasty, a branch of the House of Syunik-Khachen.
Located at 32.61 62.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Lor Koh
Lor Koh is a mountain southeast of the city of Farah in western Afghanistan. The mountain was renamed Sharafat Koh (Honor Mountain) by the Afghan mujahideen after they established a stronghold there in 1979. The Afghan communists referred to the mountain as Mordar Koh (Filthy Mountain).
Located at 32.47 62.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
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