You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Afghanistan
  4. »
  5. Konar
  6. » Saw
Afghanistan Flag Icon

Saw Destination Guide

Delve into Saw in Afghanistan

Saw in the region of Konar is a city in Afghanistan - some 137 mi or ( 221 km ) East of Kabul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Saw

Current time in Saw is now 06:06 AM (Friday) . 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: Zor Barawul, Srah Darah, Sidmashal, Saw, and Palutsi. While being here, make sure to check out Zor Barawul . 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 Saw ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.21 71.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Districts of Kunar Province, History 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.03 71.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.03 71.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kunar Province

Dangam District

Dangam District is situated in the eastern end of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Marawara district to the west, Asadabad district to the northwest, Bar Kunar district to the north, Nari district to the northeast and Pakistan to the east and south. The district is mountainous and poor. The population is 15,000 (2006), and is 98% Pashtun and 2% Tajik. There are 50 sub-villages and the district center is Dangam at 1356 m altitude, located in the central part of the district.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.99 71.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Districts of Kunar Province

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.33 71.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Dardic languages, Languages of Chitral