Sar Pōzah

Sar Pōzah is a locality in Kandahar District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 997 metres. Sar Pōzah is situated nearby to the locality Ks̲h̲êtah Karghanak, as well as near Ghrêh Kalāchah.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chilzina and the Forty Steps of Kandahar and Cloak of Muhammad.

Chilzina and the Forty Steps of Kandahar

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Chil Zena, also Chilzina or Chehel Zina, is a mountainous outcrop at the western limit of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Forty stone steps lead to the top of the outcrop, hence its name.

Cloak of Muhammad

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Cloak of Muhammad is an Islamic relic hidden inside one of the buildings in Khirka Sharif in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The relic is a khirqa believed to have been worn by the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey in 621 AD. Cloak of Muhammad is situated 4 km east of Sar Pōzah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arghandab and Kandahar.

Arghandab

Town

Photo: PRTkand, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The town of Arghandab is the center of Arghandab District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in the valley of Arghandab River northwest from Kandahar. It is located on at an elevation of 1,112 metres. Arghandab is situated 4½ km north of Sar Pōzah.

Kandahar

Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.

Kandahar is the capital of Kandahar province, and the largest city in Southern Afghanistan. Kandahar is also the second largest city in Afghanistan after the capital Kabul, and was the first capital of the modern state of Afghanistan in the 18th century.

Sar Pōzah

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Sar Pozah”, “Sar Pūzeh”, “Saṟpūza”, and “سر پوزه”
Location: Kandahar District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

31.61694° or 31° 37′ 1″ north

Longitude

65.66722° or 65° 40′ 2″ east

Elevation

997 metres (3,271 feet)

Open location code

8J37JM88+QV

GeoNames ID

1126867

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In Other Languages

“Sar Pōzah” goes by many names.

Persian: “سرٔ پوزه”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ks̲h̲êtah Karghanak and Ghrêh Kalāchah.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chihilzinē Ghar and Zōṟ S̲h̲ār.

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