Shamal
Shamal is the center of Shamal District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located at at 1581 m altitude in the eastern part of the district. The town is located within the heartland of the Kharoti tribe of Pashtuns.- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Bargay”, “Bārgay”, “Bārgêy”, “S̄amal”, and “Shamal, Khost Province”
Shamal
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Shamal District, Khowst, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Shamal” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Shamal”
- Persian: “بارگی”
- Persian: “شمال (خوست)”
- Persian: “شمال”
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