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Discover Sokhtah in Afghanistan
Sokhtah in the region of Bāmīān is a town located in Afghanistan - some 64 mi or ( 103 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital .
Local time in Sokhtah is now 12:41 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Topchi, Sur Sang, Shinyah, Alaqahdari Shibar, and Pul-e Khumri. When in this area, you might want to check out Topchi . We found 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 Sokhtah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Hash Bake-out
This is our drive from bamyan to Kabul, Afghanistan. It's like a 9 hour off road drive so we needed to pass the time somehow. ..
deployment video C 2-8FA
iraq and afghanistan. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tupchi, Afghanistan
Tupchi (also Topchi, Topci, and Kala Topchi) is a village in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan.
Located at 34.82 67.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Hajigak Pass
The Hajigak Pass (hajji gak "little pilgrim") is situated at a height of 3,700 metres above sea-level and is one of the two main routes from Kabul to Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, leading across the Koh-i Baba range. The two main routes from Kabul to Bamiyan are from the south via the Hajigak Pass and from the north via the Shibar Pass. The journey via Shibar Pass is approximately 6 and half hours long covering around 237 km long.
Located at 34.67 67.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Shibar Pass
Shibar Pass is situated at a height of 3,000 m above sea-level and is one of the two main routes from Kabul to Bamiyan in central Afghanistan. The journey is approximately 6 and half hours long covering around 237 km . The route via Unai Pass and Hajigak Pass is more direct but also more difficult, rising to 3,700 m, and is not usually preferred.
Located at 34.90 68.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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