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Explore Omar Khan Kelay in Afghanistan

Omar Khan Kelay in the region of Laghmān is a town in Afghanistan - some 73 mi or ( 118 km ) East of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Omar Khan Kelay is now 07:23 AM (Thursday) . 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: Sheywah, Shegay, Qal'ah-ye Shahi, Qal'ah-ye 'Omar, and Mehtar Lam. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sheywah . We encountered 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 Omar Khan Kelay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Village Sak - Digging a well by ssf

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Diggin a well @ Village Sak.. Outside Jalalabad, afghanistan. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Darunta Dam

The Darunta Dam is a hydroelectric power dam located on the Kabul River, approximately 7 km west of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan. Darunta Dam was constructed by Soviet Union (USSR) companies in 1964 and its power station contains three vertical Kaplan turbines (six-blade propeller) with a rated output of 3.85 MW each.

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Located at 34.48 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Afghanistan–Soviet Union relations, Buildings and structures in Nangarhar Province, Dams completed in 1964, Dams in Afghanistan, Hydroelectric power stations in Afghanistan

Derunta training camp

The Derunta training camp (also transliterated as Darunta) was one of the most well-known of many military training camps that have been alleged to have been affiliated with al Qaeda.

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Located at 34.48 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Al-Qaeda facilities, History of Nangarhar Province

Darūntah

Darūntah (Khayrow Khel) is a village in Jalalabad District of Nangarhar province. It is located next to Jalalabad city on route AO1 in Afghanistan. It gave its name to the Derunta training camp located north of the village, across the Darunta Dam.

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Located at 34.48 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nangarhar Province

Char Bagh

Char Bagh is an area within Laghman Province, Afghanistan and is observable from the Jalalabad-Kabul Road. According to some sources, when Alexander the Great entered the region, he built a town between Char Bagh and Mandrawar after the Greek god of victory.

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Located at 34.53 70.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Laghman Province

Nangarhar University

Nangarhar University (Pashto: د ننګرهار پوهنتون&#8206) is a government-funded higher learning institution in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. It is the second largest university in Afghanistan. It has approximately 25 faculty and 3,500 students. Nangarhar University was established in 1962 as a medical college. It was later merged with other local colleges to become a full-fledged university.

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Located at 34.47 70.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1962, Nangarhar University, Schools in Nangarhar Province, Schools of medicine in Afghanistan, Universities in Afghanistan