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Qalatak Destination Guide
Discover Qalatak in Afghanistan
Qalatak in the region of Parvān is a town located in Afghanistan - some 48 mi or ( 78 km ) North of Kabul , the country's capital .
Local time in Qalatak is now 10:36 PM (Saturday) . 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: Qal'ah-ye Wulang, Totum Darah-ye 'Ulya, Aibak, Qal'ah-ye Miram Shah, and Qalatak. When in this area, you might want to check out Qal'ah-ye Wulang . 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 Qalatak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Bagram AirField, Afghanistan. The now defunct US Prison.
Tommy Ellis reporting from the now defunct US Prison. This building was built by the Russians. The site of the famous prison break of 2005 "July" when four inmates broke out and were not found again.D ..
Sunday Drive
Driving through the metro Jabal os Sarai area, Parwan Province, Afghanistan. We were on our way back from the Panjshir Valley. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gulbahar, Afghanistan
Gulbahar is located 76 km north the Afghanistan capital Kabul. Gulbahar is a green lush area with the best mulberry in the country.
Located at 35.13 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Salang Pass
The Salang Pass is the major mountain pass connecting northern Afghanistan and Kabul province, with further connections to southern Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is just to the east of the Kushan Pass, and both of them were of great importance in early times as they provided the most direct connections between the Kabul region with northern Afghanistan or Tokharistan. The Salang River originates nearby and flows south.
Located at 35.30 69.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Pamir Airways Flight 112
Pamir Airways Flight 112 was a scheduled passenger flight from Kunduz to Kabul in Afghanistan that crashed on 17 May 2010.
Located at 35.30 69.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Salang River
The Salang is a 438 kilometre long river of Afghanistan, flowing through Parwan Province. It is a tributary of the Indus River and the Ghorband River and the Panjshir River and the Kabul River.
Located at 35.07 69.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
2010 Salang avalanches
The 2010 Salang avalanches consisted of a series of at least 36 avalanches that struck the southern approach to the Salang tunnel, north of Kabul. They were caused by a freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains.
Located at 35.32 69.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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