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Touring Chil Gazi in Afghanistan

Chil Gazi in the region of Balkh is located in Afghanistan - some 195 mi or ( 314 km ) North-West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Time in Chil Gazi is now 07:53 AM (Sunday) . 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: Yaka Tut, Ufmalik, Tuzhnah-ye Nasiri, Shibirghan, and Aibak. Being here already, consider visiting Yaka Tut . 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 Chil Gazi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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vater unser - Einsatzsong Bundeswehr (Afghanistan-Mazar-e-Sharif) - Stief feat. ALX

5:08 min by MrNiceToKnow
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FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com DOWNLOAD: www.mrnicetoknow.de Dieses Lied haben Wir für alle Soldaten und deren Familien aller Nationen gemacht !! Es ist für uns im Einsatz eine kleine Stütze gewesen und s ..

NATO in Afghanistan - Afghanistan's female table tennis team

2:41 min by NATOCOMMUNITY
Views: 2251 Rating: 4.47

Still a relatively unknown sport in Afghanistan, table tennis is only practised in a handful of areas. Shazia, has excelled so much in the sport over the last couple of years that she is now a member ..


Afghanistan: Zarghoona's Story

4:38 min by savethechildrenuk
Views: 2007 Rating: 5.00

Zarghoona is 16, and has been working for as long as she can remember, embroidering clothes and wrapping sweets. She wasn't able to use a tape measure until 6 months ago when she started attending a W ..

Sunset over Mazar-e Sharif city center, Afghanistan - part 1

1:08 min by João Leitão
Views: 1095 Rating: 5.00

Sunset over Mazar-e Sharif city center, Afghanistan - part 1 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Eucratideia

Eucratideia was an ancient town in Bactria mentioned by a few ancient writers. It was most likely a foundation of Eucratides I who is the more important ruler of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom with the name Eucratides. Not much is known about this city and it might be just a renaming of an already existing town rather than a new foundation. Renaming of cities was a common practise in the ancient world.

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Located at 36.75 66.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Bactria

Battle of Qala-i-Jangi

The Battle of Qala-i-Jangi (also incorrectly referred to as the Battle of Mazar-i-Sharif) took place between November 25 and December 1, 2001, in Northern Afghanistan, following the invasion by United States forces to try to overthrow the Taliban, which it had accused of harboring Al-Qaeda operatives.

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Located at 36.67 66.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 2001 in Afghanistan, Afghan Civil War, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United States, Conflicts in 2001, History of Balkh Province, Operations involving American special forces, Prison uprisings

Qala-i-Jangi

Qala-i-Jangi is a 19th century fortress located near Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. It is known for being the site of a bloody 2001 Taliban uprising named the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, in which at least 470 people were killed including CIA agent Johnny "Mike" Spann. It served as Northern Alliance General Abdul Rashid Dostum's military garrison during the opening stages of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present).

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Located at 36.67 66.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Afghanistan

Battles of Mazar-i-Sharif 1997-1998

The battles of Mazar-e Sharif were a part of the Afghan Civil War and took place in 1997 and 1998 between the forces of Abdul Malik Pahlawan and his Hazara allies, Junbish-e Milli-yi Islami-yi Afghanistan and the Taliban

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Located at 36.67 66.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1997 in Afghanistan, 1998 in Afghanistan, Afghan Civil War, Mazar-i-Sharif, Warlordism, Wars involving the Taliban

Haji Piyada

Haji Piyada Mosque ḤĀJI PIĀDA or Noh Gonbad Mosque, a Samanid-style building in Balkh province of northern Afghanistan. Built in the ninth century, it is thought to be the earliest Islamic building in the country. It measures 20 by 20 meters. The outside walls are of mud-brick construction. The interior is divided into nine bays, each originally covered by a dome.

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Located at 36.72 66.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Afghanistan, Islamic architecture, Mosques in Afghanistan