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Discover Kuk Chinar in Afghanistan

Kuk Chinar in the region of Baghlān is a place located in Afghanistan - some 118 mi or ( 189 km ) North of Kabul , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kuk Chinar is now 01:24 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zayr-e Nahr, Zayr-e Nahr, Zikir Khel, Zaman Khel, and Yakah Tut. When in this area, you might want to check out Zayr-e Nahr . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kuk Chinar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Funny man dancing, Baghlan Afghanistan

0:45 min by João Leitão
Views: 10656 Rating: 4.67

Man dancing in Baghlan city, Afghanistan. I went to buy a sim card on a normal street shop and this man was entertaining local guys just by dancing and making funny things. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing

The 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing occurred on November 6, 2007 when a bomb exploded in the centre of Baghlan, Afghanistan, while a delegation of parliamentarians was visiting, killing dozens including several lawmakers.

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Located at 36.13 68.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Improvised explosive device bombings in Afghanistan, Mass murder in 2007, Suicide bombings in Afghanistan, Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2007

Ab-Kol

Ab Kol is a village in Baghlan Province on the Kunduz River. Around the turn of the 20th century, it was said to contain about 80 houses, all of which were inhabited by Ghilzai. Recent maps no longer show the location however. The nearest approximation is Aq Qol, located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36.22|N|68.50|E||||| | |name= }}.

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Located at 36.22 68.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Baghlan Province

Surkh Kotal

Surkh Kotal, also called Chashma-i Shir or Sar-i Chashma, is an ancient archaeological site located in the southern part of the region of Bactria, about 18 km north of the city of Puli Khumri, the capital of Baghlan Province of Afghanistan. It is the location of monumental constructions made during the rule of the Kushans.

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Located at 36.05 68.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Afghanistan, Former populated places in Afghanistan, Kushan Empire, Pre-Islamic history of Afghanistan, Sites along the Silk Road

Khogyani, Ghazni

Khogyani is located 17 km northwest of Ghazni. It was the district center of the big Bahrami Shahid (Jaghatu) district before the year 2005. Now it is the center of Khogyani District.

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Located at 35.98 68.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in Ghazni Province

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