Sher Khan Bandar

Sher Khan or Shir Khan is a border town in the northern of , next to the Panj River. The town's main attraction is the Sher Khan Bandar, which is a dry port and border checkpoint that officially connects by road Afghanistan with neighboring .
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  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 345 metres (1,132 feet)
  • Description: border town and a port in the Kunduz Province of Afghanistan
  • Also known as
    “Gizil Qala”
    “Kyzylkala”
    “Qezel Qal‘a”
    “Qezel Qal‘eh”
    “Qizil Qal‘ah”
    “Qizil Qala”
    “Sēċkhān Bandaċ”
    “Sher Khan”
    “Shīr Khān”
    “Shir Khan Bandar”
    “Shirhan”
    “قزل قلعه”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panji Poyon.

Village
, also known since the times of the Soviet… is situated 3 km west of Sher Khan Bandar.

Sher Khan Bandar

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Latitude
37.19041° or 37° 11′ 26″ north
Longitude
68.61126° or 68° 36′ 41″ east
Open location code
8J9C5JR6+5G
Geo­Names ID
1120493
Wiki­data ID
Q7498194

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Sher Khan Bandar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيرخان بندر”
  • Basque: “Xir Khan Bandar”
  • Catalan: “Shir Khan Bandar”
  • Chinese: “謝爾汗班達”
  • Chinese: “謝爾罕班達”
  • Chinese: “谢尔罕班达”
  • German: “Schir Chan Bandar”
  • German: “Schirchan Bandar”
  • Japanese: “シェール・ハーン・バンダル”
  • Japanese: “シル・カーン・バンダル”
  • Japanese: “シル・カーン”
  • Japanese: “シルハン・バンダル”
  • Japanese: “シルハン”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shir Khan Bandar”
  • Persian: “شیرخان بندر”
  • Persian: “شیرخان‌بندر”
  • Pushto: “شیر خان بندر”
  • Pushto: “شېرخان بندر”
  • Russian: “Шерхан-Бандар”
  • Urdu: “شیر خان بندر، افغانستان”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jazīrah-ye Patah Manzil and Kara-Dum Gora.

Afghanistan: Highlights

Notable places include Kabul and Kandahar.

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