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Daikalay Destination Guide

Delve into Daikalay in Afghanistan

Daikalay in the region of Kandahār is a city in Afghanistan - some 284 mi or ( 457 km ) South-West of Kabul , the country's capital .

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Current time in Daikalay is now 08:18 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Yosuf Kalachah, Takhtah Pul, Shorandam, Sangin, and Kaze Karez. While being here, make sure to check out Yosuf Kalachah . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Daikalay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Car Trip from Kandahar Center to Airport.wmv

5:23 min by DWDSFR
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Car Trip from Kandahar Center to Airport ..

Relaxing in Kandahar Afghanistan

0:41 min by jeffrey klein
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Soooo, I got a phone call as I was walking out the door to go to work (in Charleston SC) . I had to get on a flight in a few hours to fly to Kandahar and change a roll trim actuator on a "broke jet". ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kandahar International Airport

Kandahar International Airport (more commonly known as Kandahar Airfield, KAF) is located 10 miles (16 kilometers) south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan. The airport was built by the United States in the 1960s, under the United States Agency for International Development program. Kandahar airfield was occupied by the Soviets in 1979, and was severely damaged during the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan.

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Located at 31.51 65.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airports established in 1962, Airports in Afghanistan, Bases of the United States Air Force, Kandahar, Military bases of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan, Soviet Air Force bases, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

Tarnak Farms

Tarnak Farms refers to a former Afghan training camp near Kandahar. The camp is very near the Kandahar airport. The Al-Qaeda camp is alleged to have offered training constructing bombs, using poisons, urban warfare, and assassination. American counter-terrorism analysts assert that their sources claim all the camp's trainees had to attend Al Qaeda's Al Farouq camp first.

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Located at 31.45 65.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Al-Qaeda facilities

Arghistan River

The Arghistan or Arghastan is a river in southern Afghanistan. It flows through Arghistan District and the provinces of Zabul and Kandahar. It is a tributary of the Dori River, a sub-tributary of the Helmand River. It flows for 280 kilometres and has a basin area of 20,219 square kilometres .

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Located at 31.38 65.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Rivers of Afghanistan

Dori River

The Dori, also called Lora and Kadanai is a river of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is a tributary of the Arghandab River and sub tributary of the Helmand River and runs for 320 kilometres through Kandahar Province in Afghanistan and Balochistan in Pakistan. The Dori begins north of the city of Quetta. It is called Lora in its headwaters in Pakistan. The name changes to Kadanai upon its entry into Afghanistan, and the name Dori is given below the town of Spin Baldak.

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Located at 31.38 65.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Balochistan, Helmand River drainage basin, International rivers of Asia, Rivers of Afghanistan, Rivers of Pakistan

Karz

Karz is a village in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, near the city of Kandahar. The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is from Karz.

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Located at 31.57 65.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kandahar Province