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Maranjan Destination Guide

Discover Maranjan in Afghanistan

Maranjan in the region of Jowzjān is a town located in Afghanistan - some 244 mi or ( 393 km ) North-West of Kabul , the country's capital .

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Local time in Maranjan is now 08:38 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sofi Qal'ah, Qanjughah, Maymana, Khwajah Du Koh, and Kabul. When in this area, you might want to check out Sofi Qal'ah . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Maranjan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Tillya Tepe

Tillya tepe, Tillia tepe or Tillā tapa or (literally "Golden Hill" or "Golden Mound") is an archaeological site in northern Afghanistan near Sheberghan, surveyed in 1979 by a Soviet-Afghan mission of archaeologists led by Victor Sarianidi, a year before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The hoard is a collection of about 20,000 gold ornaments that were found in six graves (five women and one man) with extremely rich jewelry, dated to around the 1st century BCE.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.70 65.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological artifacts, Archaeological sites in Afghanistan, Asian archaeology, Former populated places in Afghanistan

Khwaja du koh

Khwaja du koh is a town and the center of Khwaja du koh District, Jowzjan Province, Afghanistan. It is situated few miles northwest of the city of Sheberghan and a mile northeast from the main Andkhoy-Sheberghan road. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36.8158|N|65.6178|E||||| | |name= }} at 306 m altitude at the edge of Karakum Desert.

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Located at 36.82 65.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Jowzjan Province