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Shaykhabad Destination Guide
Explore Shaykhabad in Afghanistan
Shaykhabad in the region of Nangarhār is a town in Afghanistan - some 35 mi or ( 56 km ) East of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Current time in Shaykhabad is now 05:55 AM (Sunday) . 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: Spando Kats, Sorondu Kelay, Suhak-e Mulla Khel, Shinwari, and Shan Shobay. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Spando Kats . We saw 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 Shaykhabad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Gemology and travel: Jagdalek ruby mines, Afghanistan
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 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Lataband Pass
The Lataband Pass or Kotal-e Lataband, is a mountain pass connecting Afghanistan and Jalalabad on the way to Pakistan in the Karkacha hills between Seh Baba and Butkhak in the Hindukush Range. The name, Lataband, means 'Mountain of Rags' as there was an old belief that people who hung bits of clothing on the bushes along the way, had their wishes granted.
Located at 34.34 69.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.