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Touring Qal'ah-ye Atik in Afghanistan
Qal'ah-ye Atik in the region of Nangarhār is located in Afghanistan - some 81 mi or ( 130 km ) East of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Time in Qal'ah-ye Atik is now 10:48 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sheywah, Shegay, Shadi Bayk, Safar Qal'ah, and Panj-Ukhla. Being here already, consider visiting Sheywah . Check out our recommendations for Qal'ah-ye Atik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Ghaziabad District, Kunar
Ghaziabad District is situated in the northern part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2004 from the northern part of Bar Kunar District. The population is 7,500 (2004). The district center is the village of Ghaziabad at 1271 m altitude. The area is mountainous and there is little arable land. Many people work in Pakistan.
Located at 34.72 70.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Nur Gal
Nur Gal (also Nur Gol) is the center Nurgal district, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34.6108|N|70.7569|E||||| | |name= }} at 635 m altitude in the valley of the Kunar river.
Located at 34.61 70.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Alingar District
Alingar District is located approximately 27 km from Mehtarlam, the provincial capital of Laghman Province and borders with Alishing and Dawlat Shah districts to the West, Nuristan Province to the North, Kunar and Nangarhar provinces to the East and Qarghayi and Mihtarlam districts to the South. It has about 60 villages located in four main valleys. The population is 85,600 (2006) - 70% of them Pashtun, 20% Pashai and 5% Tajik.
Located at 34.83 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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.
Located at 34.48 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
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.
Located at 34.48 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
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