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Touring Qal'ah-ye 'Azim Khan in Afghanistan

Qal'ah-ye 'Azim Khan in the region of Herat is a city located in Afghanistan - some 394 mi or ( 634 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Time in Qal'ah-ye 'Azim Khan is now 06:49 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mashhad, Birjand, Ashkhabad, Ziarat Jah, and Shindand. Being here already, consider visiting Mashhad . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Qal'ah-ye 'Azim Khan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Walking in Herat-3

4:09 min by mkrtjp
Views: 7914 Rating: 4.73

Herat is big city. I thought here is well reconstructed than Kabul. security situation is also relatively good. compared with Jalalabad or Kandahar, I feel there are in another culture. ヘラートは大きな街。人々はど ..

NATO in Afghanistan - Herat's ancient citadel restored

3:21 min by NATOCOMMUNITY
Views: 5575 Rating: 4.71

Founded by Alexander the Great in 330 BC, Herat's famous citadel has seen its fair share of war and destruction. But today, the imposing fortification has been completely restored with Afghan and inte ..


Walking in Herat-1

4:30 min by mkrtjp
Views: 2243 Rating: 5.00

Herat. Juma masjed (Friday mosque). Herat is third biggest city in Afghanistan and historicaly great influenced eastern Iranian culture. so here is called "pearl of Khorasan" ヘラートの金曜モスク。ヘラートはアフガニスタン第三 ..

Glassmakers Of Herat

28:36 min by corningmuseumofglass
Views: 1875 Rating: 4.85

In 1968, a one room working glass factory with a mud-brick furnace was discovered in Western Afghanistan. This factory is owned by cousins, Saifullah and Saidullah. Glassmaking has been a family tradi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Injil, Afghanistan

Injil (Enjil) is a village and the center of the Injil District in Herat Province, Afghanistan. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34.3|N|62.25|E||||| | |name= }} at 950 altitude a few miles southeast of Herat.

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Located at 34.30 62.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in Herat Province

Friday Mosque of Herat

The Friday Mosque of Herat (مسجد جمعه هرات), also known as the Jumah Mosque, is a mosque in the city of Herat, in the Herat Province of north-western Afghanistan. It was built by the Timurids and extended by several rulers swapping hands down the centuries between the Timurids, Safavids, Mughals and the Uzbeks all supported the mosque before switching hands.

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Located at 34.34 62.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Herat, Mosques in Afghanistan

Guzara

Guzara (Gozareh) is a village and the center of Guzara District in Herat Province, Afghanistan on {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34.2167|N|62.2167|E||||| | |name= }} at 992 m altitude. The Herat Airfield is very close to the village to the east.

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Located at 34.22 62.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Herat Province

Herat International Airport

Herat International Airport is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southeast of the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, east of the Herat-Farah road, close to Guzara in the Guzara District of the Herat Province. It is believed to be the third largest after Afghanistan's Kabul International Airport, and Kandahar International Airport . The airport was originally built by engineers from the United States in the late 1950s.

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Located at 34.21 62.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Airports in Afghanistan

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.

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Located at 34.24 62.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities