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Touring Mingajik in Afghanistan

Mingajik in the region of Jowzjān is located in Afghanistan - some 252 mi or ( 406 km ) North-West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Time in Mingajik is now 03:01 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yangi Ariq, Yakah Bagh, Shobai, Shibirghan, and Qanjughah. Being here already, consider visiting Yangi Ariq . 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 Mingajik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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NATO in Afghanistan - Jowzjan, a natural transition?

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More and more areas of Afghanistan are transitioning to Afghan security control in preparation of the start of the coalition drawdown in 2014. We take a closer look at Jowzjan province in northern Afg ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Khwaja du koh

Khwaja du koh is a town and the center of Khwaja du koh District, Jowzjan Province, Afghanistan. It is situated few miles northwest of the city of Sheberghan and a mile northeast from the main Andkhoy-Sheberghan road. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36.8158|N|65.6178|E||||| | |name= }} at 306 m altitude at the edge of Karakum Desert.

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Located at 36.82 65.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Jowzjan Province

Tillya Tepe

Tillya tepe, Tillia tepe or Tillā tapa or (literally "Golden Hill" or "Golden Mound") is an archaeological site in northern Afghanistan near Sheberghan, surveyed in 1979 by a Soviet-Afghan mission of archaeologists led by Victor Sarianidi, a year before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The hoard is a collection of about 20,000 gold ornaments that were found in six graves (five women and one man) with extremely rich jewelry, dated to around the 1st century BCE.

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Located at 36.70 65.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological artifacts, Archaeological sites in Afghanistan, Asian archaeology, Former populated places in Afghanistan