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Salam Kalachah Destination Guide

Touring Salam Kalachah in Afghanistan

Salam Kalachah in the region of Kandahār is located in Afghanistan - some 272 mi or ( 438 km ) South-West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Time in Salam Kalachah is now 06:28 PM (Wednesday) . 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: Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud, Shorandam, Shukur Kelay, Sayyid 'Alim Kelay, and Sangin. Being here already, consider visiting Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud . Check out our recommendations for Salam Kalachah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kandahar International Airport

Kandahar International Airport (more commonly known as Kandahar Airfield, KAF) is located 10 miles (16 kilometers) south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan. The airport was built by the United States in the 1960s, under the United States Agency for International Development program. Kandahar airfield was occupied by the Soviets in 1979, and was severely damaged during the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 31.51 65.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Airports established in 1962, Airports in Afghanistan, Bases of the United States Air Force, Kandahar, Military bases of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan, Soviet Air Force bases, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

Arghandab River

Arghandab is a river in Afghanistan, about 400 kilometers in length. It rises in the Hazarajat country north-west of Ghazni, and flows south-west falls into the Helmand 30 km below Girishk. In its lower course it is much used for irrigation, under the control of the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority, and the valley is cultivated and populous; yet the water is said to be somewhat brackish.

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Located at 31.85 65.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Helmand River, Helmand River drainage basin, Rivers of Afghanistan

Tarnak Farms

Tarnak Farms refers to a former Afghan training camp near Kandahar. The camp is very near the Kandahar airport. The Al-Qaeda camp is alleged to have offered training constructing bombs, using poisons, urban warfare, and assassination. American counter-terrorism analysts assert that their sources claim all the camp's trainees had to attend Al Qaeda's Al Farouq camp first.

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Located at 31.45 65.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Al-Qaeda facilities