Sayad
Sayad is a village in Bagram District, Parwan and has an elevation of 1,481 metres. Sayad is situated nearby to the village Qarah Chah, as well as near Gujur Khel.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alexandria in the Caucasus.
Alexandria in the Caucasus
Archaeological site
Photo: Artacoana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alexandria in the Caucasus was a colony of Alexander the Great. It was one of many colonies designated with the name "Alexandria". He founded the colony at an important junction of communications in the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains, in the country of the Paropamisadae.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahmud Raqi District and Bagram.
Mahmud Raqi District
Neighborhood
Mahmude Raqi District is located in the western part of Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. It borders with Parvan Province to the south; Nijrab District and the former Kohistan District to the north; and Tagab District to the southeast. Mahmud Raqi District is situated 5 km northeast of Sayad.
Bagram
Bagram is a town and seat in Bagram District in Parwan Province of Afghanistan, about 60 kilometers north of the capital Kabul. It is the site of an ancient city located at the junction of the Ghorband and Panjshir Valley, near today's city of Charikar, Afghanistan.
Sayad
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Şayād”, “Şayāḏ”, “Sayyad”, “Şayyād”, and “صیاد”
- Category: locality
- Location: Bagram District, Parwan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.99181° or 34° 59′ 31″ northLongitude
69.30599° or 69° 18′ 22″ eastElevation
1,481 metres (4,859 feet)Open location code
8J6FX8R4+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3448519047OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1126655
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Russian—“Sayad” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “サイアッド”
- Russian: “Сияд”
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