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Qorghan Destination Guide

Explore Qorghan in Afghanistan

Qorghan in the region of Bāmīān is a town in Afghanistan - some 129 mi or ( 207 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Qorghan is now 04:53 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wuluswali Bihsud, Wulangak, Watapur, Watapur, and Tawah Khanah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wuluswali Bihsud . Where to go and what to see in Qorghan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Yakawlang

Yakawlang (also romanized as Yakaolang) was a city of 65,000 people (est. 2000) in Yakawlang District, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. It is the capital of Yakawlang District with an altitude of 2714 m. It was significantly destroyed by military forces in 2000-2001.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.73 66.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bamyan Province, Hazarajat, Populated places in Bamyan Province

Hari River, Afghanistan

The Hari River or Harirud (Pashto: هری‌رود‎ Harī Rūd, sometimes Rudkhaneh-ye Hari Rud) is a river flowing 1100 kilometers from the mountains of central Afghanistan to Turkmenistan, where it disappears in the Kara-Kum desert. Rud means "river" in Pashto. In Turkmenistan it is known as the Tejen or Tedzhen river and passes close to the city of Tedzhen. In Latin, it was known as the Tarius.

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Located at 34.65 66.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Afghanistan–Iran border, International rivers of Asia, Iran–Turkmenistan border, Pre-Islamic history of Afghanistan, Rivers of Afghanistan, Rivers of Iran, Rivers of Turkmenistan