Yakawlang
Yakawlang also romanized as Yakaolang was a city of 76,000 people in Yakawlang District, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. It is the capital of Yakawlang District with an altitude of 2,585 metres. It was significantly destroyed by Taliban forces in 2000–2001.- Town with about 65,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,710 metres (8,900 feet)
- Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
- Also known as“Bāzār-e Yakāvlang”“Bāzār-e Yekāwlang”“Bāzāṟe Yakāwlang”“Bazari-Yakavlang”“Yakaulang”“Yakāvlang”“بازار يکاولنگ”
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Latitude
34.7353° or 34° 44′ 7″ north
Longitude
66.9738° or 66° 58′ 26″ east
Open location code
8J68PXPF+4G
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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”
- Persian: “یکاولنگ”
- Russian: “Якваланг”
- Spanish: “Yakawlang”
- Swedish: “Yakawlang”
- Urdu: “یکولانگ”
- Uzbek: “Yakawlang”
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