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Sharkay Destination Guide

Touring Sharkay in Afghanistan

Sharkay in the region of Parvān is located in Afghanistan - some 23 mi or ( 37 km ) North-East of Kabul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sharkay

Time in Sharkay is now 12:56 AM (Friday) . 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: Yakah Darakht, Shumache, Shani Kala, Serkay, and Shawo Kelay. Being here already, consider visiting Yakah Darakht . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Sharkay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Armed Forces Medley- Parwan Patriots:

2:48 min by codaman12
Views: 201 Rating: 0.00

Arr. MSG D. McGiboney Performed at the Drop Zone DFAC on the 4th of July 2011 Dr. Dave-Sop. Sax/Flute, Trip-Piano, Chief G. (USN type) Sn. Drum, Reb-Trumpet, Nicole-Clarinet, myself-Trombone ..

The Stars and Stripes Forever- Parwan Patriots

2:23 min by codaman12
Views: 142 Rating: 5.00

Composer; John Phillip Sousa 4th of July Celebration 2011 in the Drop Zone DFAC Dr. Dave-Sop. Sax/Flute, Trip-Piano, Nicole-Clarinet, Reb-Trumpet, Chief G. (USN type)- Sn. Drum, myself-Trombone ..


Afghan Journal - 05MAY2011 - Happy Cinco de Mayo!

2:13 min by Jesse Telesz
Views: 33 Rating: 5.00

Bottoms up for your favorite May Holiday! Watch out for that bed rail... ..

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Interesting facts about this location

2007 Bagram Airfield bombing

The 2007 Bagram Airfield bombing was a suicide attack that killed up to 23 people and injured 20 more at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, while Dick Cheney, the Vice President of the United States, was visiting. The attack occurred inside one of the security gates surrounding the heavily guarded base 60 km north of Kabul. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} In 2007, Bagram was the main US airbase in Afghanistan.

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Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Assassination attempts, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Conflicts in 2007, Dick Cheney, Mass murder in 2007, Suicide bombings in Afghanistan, Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2007

Bagram Airfield

Bagram Airfield is one of the largest U.S. military bases in Afghanistan. It is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, 11 kilometres southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. The airfield comes with a dual-runway capable of handling any size military aircraft, including Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and Antonov An-225. The base is mainly occupied by the U.S. Armed Forces, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and minimally by the military of Afghanistan.

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Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Afghanistan–Soviet Union relations, Airports in Afghanistan, Bases of the United States Air Force in Afghanistan, Detention centers for extrajudicial prisoners of the United States, Military bases of the United States in Afghanistan, Prisoner-of-war camps, Soviet Air Force bases, United States Army airfields, United States Marine Corps in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests

The 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests was a series of protests of varying levels of violence which took place early in 2012 in response to the burning of Islamic religious material by soldiers from the United States of America Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. On 22 February 2012, US troops at Bagram Base disposed copies of the Quran that had been used by Taliban prisoners to write messages to each other. As part of the disposal parts of the books were burned.

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Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 2012 in Afghanistan, 2012 protests, 2012 riots, Anti-Americanism, Hate crimes, Mass murder in 2012, Protests in Afghanistan, Quran-related controversies, Riots and civil disorder in Afghanistan

Nijrab

Nijrab is a village and the center of Nijrab District, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34.9775|N|69.5742|E||||| | |name= }} at 1,613 m altitude. There are a medical clinic, schools and radio station in the village.

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Located at 34.98 69.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kapisa Province

Ghorband River

The Ghorband is a river of Afghanistan, flowing through Parwan Province. It is a tributary of the Panjshir River, then a sub-tributary of the Indus River, then the Kabul River. The Ghorband runs entirely in Parwan province, where it gave its name to the Ghorband District. It is born in the eastern Shibar Pass (which connects the provinces of Parwan and Bamyan, or watersheds of the Ghorband and Kunduz River) and passes in an eastbound direction which it maintains hroughout most of its course.

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Located at 35.00 69.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Parwan Province, Rivers of Afghanistan