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Discover Dizak in Afghanistan

Dizak in the region of Farah is a town located in Afghanistan - some 405 mi or ( 652 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital .

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Local time in Dizak is now 10:18 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: Mashhad, Birjand, Shindand, Shewan, and Piyo. When in this area, you might want to check out Mashhad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Dizak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Dizak

Dizak, also known as Ktish after its main stronghold, was a medieval Armenian principality in the historical Artsakh and later one of the five melikdoms of Karabakh, which included the southern third of Khachen and from the 13th century also the canton of Baghk of Syunik. The founder of this principality was Esayi abu-Muse, in the 9th century. In the 16-18th centuries Dizak was ruled by the Armenian Melik-Avanian dynasty, a branch of the House of Syunik-Khachen.

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Located at 32.61 62.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: History of Nagorno-Karabakh, Medieval Armenia

Granai airstrike

The Granai airstrike, sometimes called the Granai massacre, refers to the killing of approximately 86 to 147 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, by an airstrike by a B-1 Bomber on May 4, 2009, in the village of Granai (sometimes spelled Garani or Gerani) in Farah Province, south of Herat, Afghanistan.

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Located at 32.62 62.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2009 in Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Civilian casualties in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), History of Farah Province, Massacres in Afghanistan, United States military scandals, War in Afghanistan (2001–present) casualties

Lor Koh

Lor Koh is a mountain southeast of the city of Farah in western Afghanistan. The mountain was renamed Sharafat Koh (Honor Mountain) by the Afghan mujahideen after they established a stronghold there in 1979. The Afghan communists referred to the mountain as Mordar Koh (Filthy Mountain).

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Located at 32.47 62.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Farah Province, Mountains of Afghanistan