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Explore Machpana in Afghanistan

Machpana in the region of Konar is a town in Afghanistan - some 143 mi or ( 230 km ) East of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Machpana is now 01:21 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tirzhow, Rinay, Ka'i Derah, Kabul, and Jandarshah Khune. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tirzhow . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Machpana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Nari District

Nari (Naray) District is a boundary mountainous district in the most eastern part of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. It borders Bar Kunar District to the west, Nuristan Province to the north, Pakistan to the east and Dangam district to the south. The population is 24,500 (2006)—60% of them Pashtun. The district center is the village of Nari (Naray) {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:35.2103|N|71.5250|E||||| | |name= }} at 1153 m altitude in a river valley. The arable land is not enough.

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Located at 35.21 71.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Districts of Kunar Province, History of Chitral

Gawar-Bati language

Gawar-Bati is known in Chitral as Aranduyiwar, because it is spoken in Village Arandu, which is the last village in the bottom of Chitral and is across the Kunar River from Berkot in Afghanistan. Chitral keeps a military base in Arandu to guard against an attack by Afghanistan. There are 9,000 speakers of Gawar-Bati, but only 1,500 are in Pakistan. The rest are in Afghanistan.

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Located at 35.33 71.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Dardic languages, Languages of Chitral

Bar Kunar District

Bar Kunar District is situated in the northeastern part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Asadabad district to the southwest, Nuristan Province to the northwest, Nari district to the northeast and Dangam district to the southeast. The population is 19,500 (2006) - all Pashtun. The district center is the village of Asmãr at 983 m altitude in a river valley, located in the most southern part of the district.

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Located at 35.03 71.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Districts of Kunar Province

Asmar

Asmar is one of the major cities in northeastern of Kunar province of Afghanistan and is the district center of Bar Kunar district, which is located in the most southern part of the district at 983 m altitude in a river valley.

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Located at 35.03 71.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kunar Province

Battle of Kamdesh

The Battle of Kamdesh took place during the War in Afghanistan. It occurred on October 3, 2009, when a force of 300 Taliban assaulted the American Combat Outpost ("COP") Keating near the town of Kamdesh of Nuristan province in eastern Afghanistan. The attack was the bloodiest battle for US forces since the Battle of Wanat in July 2008, which occurred 20 miles away from Kamdesh. The attack on COP Keating resulted in eight Americans killed and 22 wounded.

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Located at 35.41 71.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: 2009 in Afghanistan, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Afghanistan, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Latvia, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United States, Conflicts in 2009, History of Nuristan Province