Regay
Regay is a village in Kandahar Province, in southern Afghanistan. It is a southwestern suburb of Kandahar.- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Raygī”, “Rēgay”, “Regi”, “Rēgī”, and “Ṟēgi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cloak of Muhammad and Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet.
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 3 km northeast of Regay.
Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet
Mosque
The Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet, also known as Jame Mui Mobarak, is a mosque located near the Kabul Bazaar, in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet is situated 2½ km northeast of Regay.
Chilzina and the Forty Steps of Kandahar
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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. Chilzina and the Forty Steps of Kandahar is situated 3 km northwest of Regay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kandahar and Arghandab.
Kandahar
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.
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 7 km northwest of Regay.
Regay
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Kandahar District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Regay” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Regay”
- Persian: “رگای”
- Persian: “ريگی”
- Urdu: “ریگئے، افغانستان”
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