Taṟakhēl

Tara Khēl is a village and the center of , , . It is situated northwest of at at 1794 m altitude. The village has more than 2,000 households.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Tar Nāw”, “Tara Khēl”, “Tarah Khēl”, “Tarakhel Tarnaw”, “Tarakhēl Tarnāw”, “Tarakhel, Deh Sabz District”, “Taṟakheyl”, “تر ناو”, “تره خېل”, and “تره خېل ترناو”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Minar-i Chakri.

Archaeological site
Photo: Charles Masson, Public domain.
was a pillar made of carved stones on an elevation of 2500m, 16 kilometers southeast of in Afghanistan. It was 28.5 meters high and was one of Buddhist buildings which at the time of the Kushan Empire was built in the area of Kabultals. is situated 2½ km east of Taṟakhēl.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kabul.

Photo: SiarFisher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . A crowded metropolis pressed into a basin of the Hindu Kush mountains, its bazaars, battle-scarred buildings and traffic-choked streets bear the traces of an ancient trading city, rapid urban expansion, periods of cosmopolitan ambition, and nearly half a century of war.

Taṟakhēl

Latitude
34.57989° or 34° 34′ 48″ north
Longitude
69.25623° or 69° 15′ 22″ east
Elevation
1,789 metres (5,869 feet)
Open location code
8J6FH7H4+XF
Geo­Names ID
1122795
Wiki­data ID
Q7685085
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Taṟakhēl” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Tara Khēl”
  • Persian: “تره خیل”
  • Persian: “تره‌خیل (کابل)”
  • Persian: “تره‌خیل”
  • Russian: “Tarakheil’”
  • Urdu: “تاراخیل، ضلع دہ سبز”

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