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Khawal-e Islam Destination Guide
Delve into Khawal-e Islam in Afghanistan
Khawal-e Islam in the region of Bāmīān is located in Afghanistan - some 88 mi or ( 142 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital .
Local time in Khawal-e Islam is now 07:19 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Soghdar, Surkh Joy, Sar-e Qol, Qafilah Bashi, and Pul-e Khumri. While being here, you might want to check out Soghdar . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Khawal-e Islam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Historic footage of Bamiyan statues
A sequence on the Bamiyan statues from "Adventure in Afghanistan" from Hal, Halla and David Linker's television travelogue series, "The Wild, the Weird, and the Wonderful", circa 1973. The Cultural La ..
Child Photographers in Afghanistan (Help translate from Persian / Dari!)
INGULFED.com On Sar-e-Aasyab Street in Bamyan, Afghanistan, I lent a few children my camera. [See the 97 pictures they took between 5 and 6:07 pm here: picasaweb.google.com To see more pictures from B ..
Old russian officers club in Kabul , Afghanistan
Wide view from the ''russian officers club'' ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Bamyan Airfield
Bamyan Airfield is a former military airfield in the Bamyan Province of Afghanistan.
Located at 34.81 67.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Bamyan Airport
Bamyan Airport is an airport serving the city of Bamyan in Afghanistan.
Located at 34.81 67.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Buddhas of Bamiyan
The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, 230 km northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 AD, (smaller), and 554 AD, (larger) the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco.
Located at 34.83 67.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Koh-i-Baba
The Baba Mountain range (Pashto: بابا غر Bâbâ Ǧar),Persian: کوه بابا‎) Koh-e Bâbâ is the western extension of the Hindu Kush, and the origin of Afghanistan's Kabul, Helmand, Arghandab and the Hari River. The mountain range is crowned by Foladi peak rising 4951 m; 16,244 ft. above sea level, and is located south of Bamyan, Afghanistan. The Koh-i-Firoz plateau merges farther to the west by gentle gradients into the Paropamise, and which may be traced across the Hari River to Mashad.
Located at 34.65 67.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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