Afghanistan
Bamyan
Yakawlang District

Yakawlang

Yakawlang also romanized as Yakaolang was a city of 76,000 people in , , . It is the capital of Yakawlang District with an altitude of 2,585 metres. It was significantly destroyed by Taliban forces in 2000–2001.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 65,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Bazar-e Yakavlang”, “Bāzār-e Yakāvlang”, “Bazar-e Yakawlang”, “Bāzār-e Yakāwlang”, “Bazar-e Yekawlang”, “Bāzār-e Yekāwlang”, “Bazare Yakawlang”, “Bāzāṟe Yakāwlang”, “Bazari-Yakavlang”, “Yakaulang”, “Yakavlang”, “Yakāvlang”, “Yakāwlang”, and “بازار يکاولنگ”

Yakawlang

Latitude
34.7353° or 34° 44′ 7″ north
Longitude
66.9738° or 66° 58′ 26″ east
Population
65,000
Elevation
2,585 metres (8,481 feet)
Open location code
8J68PXPF+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4421574134
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1121381
Wiki­data ID
Q4022384
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Uzbek—“Yakawlang” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “亚考朗”
  • Dutch: “Yakawlang”
  • Hindi: “बाज़ार यकावलंग”
  • Irish: “Yakawlang”
  • Italian: “Yakawlang”
  • Persian: “یکاولنگ، افغانستان”
  • Russian: “Якваланг”
  • Spanish: “Yakawlang”
  • Swedish: “Yakawlang”
  • Urdu: “یکولانگ”
  • Uzbek: “Yakawlang”

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