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Discover Saltiq-e Now in Afghanistan

Saltiq-e Now in the region of Jowzjān is a town located in Afghanistan - some 254 mi or ( 409 km ) North-West of Kabul , the country's capital .

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Local time in Saltiq-e Now is now 03:14 PM (Thursday) . 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: Yakah Bagh, Shobai, Shibirghan, Maymana, and Maranjan. When in this area, you might want to check out Yakah Bagh . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Saltiq-e Now ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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NATO in Afghanistan - Jowzjan, a natural transition?

3:12 min by NATOCOMMUNITY
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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 2 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 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological artifacts, Archaeological sites in Afghanistan, Asian archaeology, Former populated places in Afghanistan