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Gurgi Tapah in the region of Balkh is a place in Afghanistan - some 206 mi or ( 331 km ) North-West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Time in Gurgi Tapah is now 11:40 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wahanah Nowroz, Wahanah Now Warid, Tuzhnah-ye Nasiri, Shibirghan, and Now Warid Maidan. Since you are here already, consider visiting Wahanah Nowroz . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gurgi Tapah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Driving in Balkh direction No Gombad Mosque, Balkh Afghanistan

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Driving in Balkh direction No Gombad Mosque - part 2, Balkh Afghanistan

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Interesting facts about this location

Charbolak District

Charbolak (or Chahar Bolak or Char Bolak) district is located in the western part of Balkh Province. Its capital is the village of Charbolak, 40 km northwest of Mazari Sharif. The majority of the population is Pashtun. The previous name of this district was Adina Masjid (آدینه‌ مسجد), which was changed to Char Bolak during the Pashtunisation policy of Mohammad Gul Khan Momand.

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Located at 36.77 66.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Districts of Balkh Province

Balkh

Balkh was an ancient city and centre of Zoroastrianism in what is northern Afghanistan. Today it is a small town in the province of Balkh, about 20 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital, Mazar-e Sharif, and some 74 km south of the Amu Darya. It was one of the major cities of Khorasan. Marco Polo described Balkh as a "noble and great city". The ancient city of Balkh was under the Greeks renamed Bactra, giving its name to Bactria.

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Located at 36.77 66.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Buddhism in Afghanistan, Buddhist art and culture, Districts of Balkh Province, Former populated places in Afghanistan, Historical regions of Afghanistan, History of Iran, Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places established in the 2nd millennium BC, Populated places in Balkh Province

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 13 km away
Tags: Bactria

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 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Afghanistan, Islamic architecture, Mosques in Afghanistan

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 23 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Afghanistan