Sar-i Sang
Sar-i Sang is a settlement in the Kuran Wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, famous for its ancient lapis lazuli mines producing the world's finest lapis. It is located in the Koksha Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: town in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Sar Sang”, “Sar-e Sang”, “Sar-e-Sang”, “Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan”, “Saṟesang”, and “سرِ سنگ”
Sar-i Sang
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.20997° or 36° 12′ 36″ northLongitude
70.79488° or 70° 47′ 42″ eastElevation
2,414 metres (7,920 feet)Open location code
8J8G6Q5V+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 3831991357OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Sar-i Sang” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Sar-i Sang”
- Dutch: “Sar-i Sang”
- Finnish: “Sar-i Sang”
- German: “Sar-e-Sang”
- Hindi: “सर-ए-संग”
- Hungarian: “Sar-i Sang”
- Japanese: “サリ・サング”
- Persian: “سر سنگ”
- Persian: “معدن سر سنگ”
- Persian: “معدن سرسنگ”
- Russian: “Сарисанг”
- Spanish: “Sar-i Sang”
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