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Ashpan Destination Guide

Discover Ashpan in Afghanistan

Ashpan in the region of Nangarhār is a town located in Afghanistan - some 44 mi or ( 71 km ) East of Kabul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ashpan

Local time in Ashpan is now 09:17 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zerah, Yosuf Kats, Watah, Showe, and Mehtar Lam. When in this area, you might want to check out Zerah . We found 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 Ashpan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Gemology and travel: Jagdalek ruby mines, Afghanistan

0:51 min by bengun555
Views: 5531 Rating: 3.00

July 2006, here a global view of the Jagdalek ruby mining area in Afghanistan. This place is known to have produce exceptional gems but nowadays ruby mining has officialy stopped. The area is deserted ..

The Great Game

3:12 min by DocsOnline
Views: 965 Rating: 0.00

Scene from "The Devi's Wind", a documentary by Iqbal Malhotra. If you are interested in the full high resolution version, please visit docsonline.tv ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gandamak

Gandamak is a village of Afghanistan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.29 70.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nangarhar Province

April 2009 Afghanistan earthquake

The 2009 Afghanistan earthquake was an earthquake of 5.5 moment magnitude that occurred in eastern Afghanistan on 15 April 2009, 01:57 local time . The earthquake was followed two hours later by an aftershock of 5.1 moment magnitude. The quakes struck about 50 miles (90 km) east of Kabul near the Pakistan border. A government representative told AP News that the quakes killed 22 people, wounded 20 and destroyed 100 homes.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.20 70.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 2009 earthquakes, 2009 in Afghanistan, Earthquakes in Afghanistan