Afghanistan
Paktika
Sharana District

Sharana

Sharana, is the capital of , . It is located at an altitude of 2,200 meters. Its population was estimated to be 2,200 in 2006.
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  • Type: City with 2,200 residents
  • Description: city in Paktika Province, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Kharana”, “Sharan”, “Sharnah”, “Sherana”, “Sheranna”, “Zara Šaran”, “Zara-Sharan”, “Zarah Sharan”, and “زړه شرن”

Sharana

Latitude
33.17138° or 33° 10′ 17″ north
Longitude
68.78521° or 68° 47′ 7″ east
Population
2,200
Elevation
2,154 metres (7,067 feet)
Open location code
8J5C5QCP+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313472635
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1120879
Wiki­data ID
Q2615863
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Sharana” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شرنه”
  • Asturian: “Sharana”
  • Belarusian: “Шаран”
  • Catalan: “Sharan”
  • Cebuano: “Zaṟah Sharan”
  • Chinese: “沙兰/沙蘭”
  • Chinese: “沙兰”
  • Czech: “Šaran”
  • Czech: “Šarana”
  • Dutch: “Sjaran”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝaran”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝarano”
  • Estonian: “Zareh Sharan”
  • French: “Charan”
  • French: “Sharana”
  • German: “Scharan”
  • German: “Scharana”
  • German: “Sharan”
  • Greek: “Σαράν”
  • Hebrew: “שרנה”
  • Hindi: “शरना, अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान”
  • Japanese: “シャラナ”
  • Korean: “샤란”
  • Persian: “شرن”
  • Persian: “شرنه”
  • Polish: “Szaran”
  • Portuguese: “Zareh Sharan”
  • Pushto: “شرن”
  • Pushto: “ښرنه”
  • Russian: “Шаран”
  • Russian: “Шарана”
  • Spanish: “Sharan”
  • Swedish: “Sharan”
  • Swedish: “Sharana”
  • Turkish: “Şaran”
  • Ukrainian: “Шаран”
  • Urdu: “شرنہ”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sharan, Afganistan”

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