Salang River
The Salang is a 438-kilometre long river of Afghanistan, flowing through Parwan Province. It is a tributary of the Ghorband River and through that river of the Panjshir and Kabul rivers in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Darra Salang”, “Ḏaṟyā Sālang”, “Darya-ye Salang”, “دریا سالنگ”, and “サラング川”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shamali Plain.
Salang River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Parwan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.07196° or 35° 4′ 19″ north
Longitude
69.23127° or 69° 13′ 53″ east
Elevation
1,503 metres (4,931 feet)
Open location code
8J7F36CJ+QG
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Salang River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Daryā-ye Sālang”
- Chinese: “沙蘭河”
- Chinese: “薩朗河”
- Czech: “Salang”
- Dutch: “Salang River”
- French: “Salang”
- German: “Salang”
- Greek: “Σαλάνγκ”
- Irish: “Abhainn Salang”
- Japanese: “サーラン川”
- Japanese: “サラン川”
- Persian: “دريای سالنگ”
- Persian: “رود سالنگ”
- Pushto: “سالنګ سيند”
- Slovak: “Salang”
- Spanish: “Río Salang”
- Swedish: “Salang”
- Urdu: “دریائے سالنگ”
- Welsh: “Afon Salang”
- Western Panjabi: “دریائے سالانگ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Shāh Murād Khēl and Sa‘īdullāh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Khwājah Sabz Pōsh-e Walī and Khwājah-Shīr Khōr-e Walī.
Afghanistan: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kabul and Kandahar.
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