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

Darvesh Destination Guide

Discover Darvesh in Afghanistan

Darvesh in the region of Lowgar is a place located in Afghanistan - some 40 mi or ( 64 km ) South of Kabul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Darvesh

Local time in Darvesh is now 04:23 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Siah Koh, Qal'ah-ye Payandah Muhammad, Qal'ah-ye Khwajah Akbar, Oniseyidan, and Mehtar Lam. When in this area, you might want to check out Siah Koh . We discovered 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 Darvesh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Oral history -- Baraki Barak

9:51 min by ColdinGardez
Views: 1823 Rating: 5.00

An oral history of the first time our team found out there were people in Afghanistan who didn't like us. (Photos and audio scrubbed to remove any information that might endanger fielded forces.) ..

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


Interesting facts about this location

Pul-i-Alam

Pul-i-Alam is the provincial capital of Logar Province, Afghanistan as well as of Pul-i-Alam District. The population of Pul-i-Alam is estimated at around 108,000, which is composed of Pashtuns, Tajiks Pul-i-Alam has undergone massive reconstruction work after the fall of Taliban. A provincial reconstruction team PRT Logar of the Czech Republic is based in Pul-i-Alam.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.98 69.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Districts of Logar Province

Charkh District

Charkh District is situated in the southern part of Logar Province, Afghanistan. Kharwar District was created from the former big Charkh District. The population is 39,400 (2006). The district center is the village of Charkh, located on {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33.7967|N|68.9411|E||||| | |name= }} at 2108 m altitude in a river valley. The district is mountainous and the winters here are severe and some villages are isolated for long periods.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.80 68.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Districts of Logar Province

Tera Pass

The Tera Pass is the primary route connecting Logar and Paktia provinces in Afghanistan. The pass was unimproved until 2006, when construction of a paved surface was completed as part of the ongoing international reconstruction effort.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.76 69.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Mountain passes of Afghanistan, Transport in Afghanistan