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Deh-e Shaykh in the region of Herat is a town located in Afghanistan - some 378 mi or ( 609 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital .
Local time in Deh-e Shaykh is now 07:11 PM (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, Sanjitak, and Rabat-e Hafiz. When in this area, you might want to check out Mashhad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Deh-e Shaykh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Alexandria Ariana
Alexandria in Ariana was a city in what is now present-day Afghanistan, one of the twenty-plus cities founded or renamed by Alexander the Great. The third largest Afghan city, Herat, is the city's modern name. In 330BC the Greek armies of Alexander, moved the capital of the satrap of Aria from Artacoana to the site of Herat. In doing this he expanded an existing Persian fortress. Pliny places it on the river Arias and Eratosthenes places it nearby, while Ptolemy places it near a Lake Arius.
Located at 34.24 62.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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