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 some of the world's finest lapis. It is located in the Kokcha valley.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,410 metres (7,920 feet)
- Description: town in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
- Also known as“Sar Sang”“Sar-e Sang”“Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan”“سرِ سنگ”
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Latitude
36.20997° or 36° 12′ 36″ north
Longitude
70.79488° or 70° 47′ 42″ east
Open location code
8J8G6Q5V+XW
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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”
- Russian: “Сарисанг”
- Spanish: “Sar-i Sang”
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