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Discover Shakah in Afghanistan
Shakah in the region of Wilāyat-e Dāykundī is a town located in Afghanistan - some 185 mi or ( 298 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital .
Local time in Shakah is now 06:55 AM (Sunday) . 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: Tarinkot, Quchanghi, Pusht-e Rug, Panjab, and Nili. When in this area, you might want to check out Tarinkot . 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 Shakah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
UNICEF supports a pitch for peace at cricket camp in war-torn Afghanistan
In a city where girls are rarely seen on the streets without burquas, there were glimpses of a different future on the cricket field. One hundred and forty girls donned cricket whites took to the pitc ..
The Musa Show
One of our Afghan interpreters relates his version of how I landed on him during a vehicle rollover...I still say it was an accident! ..
Fantastic Voyage?
Rolling through Jalalabad with a little help from Coolio. ..
Same Road (ten minutes later)
The weather in Afghanistan is stranger than even New England. Here is the same stretch of road only ten minutes after the hail storm, and it's almost dry! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Nili District
Nili (also known as Layli) is a district in Daykundi Province, Afghanistan. The main town in the district, also called Nili, serves as the capital of Daykundi Province. The town of Nili is at 2,022 m altitude and has a small airport (heliport) with a gravel runway and a commercial radio station. The weather conditions in the winter are severe and the roads are difficult. Nili district shares borders with volatile Gizab District, which was reported to have many Taliban insurgents roaming around.
Located at 33.72 66.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, was founded in 1996 when the Taliban began their rule of Afghanistan and ended with their fall from power in 2001. Even at the peak of their influence, the Taliban never controlled the entire area of Afghanistan, as about 10% of the country in the northeast was held by the Northern Alliance.
Located at 33.93 66.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Emirate of Afghanistan
The Emirate of Afghanistan, began with the decline of the Durrani dynasty and succession of the Barakzai dynasty. This period was characterized by the expansion of European colonial interests in South Asia. The Emirate of Afghanistan continued the war with the Sikh Empire, which led to invasion of Afghanistan by British-led Indian forces who completely wiped out the Afghans in 1842 but didn't fulfil their initial war objectives.
Located at 33.93 66.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 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.