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Qarqin Destination Guide

Explore Qarqin in Afghanistan

Qarqin in the region of Jowzjān is a place in Afghanistan - some 235 mi or ( 378 km ) North-West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Time in Qarqin is now 08:22 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yakah Bagh, Sofi Qal'ah, Shibirghan, Maymana, and Kowochinaq. Since you are here already, consider visiting Yakah Bagh . Where to go and what to see in Qarqin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 16 km away
Tags: Archaeological artifacts, Archaeological sites in Afghanistan, Asian archaeology, Former populated places in Afghanistan