Qarah Chah
Qarah Chah is a village in Bagram District, Parwan and has an elevation of 1,438 metres. Qarah Chah is situated nearby to the village Sayad, as well as near the neighborhood Mahmud Raqi District.Places of Interest
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Alexandria in the Caucasus
Archaeological site
Photo: Artacoana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alexandria in the Caucasus was a colony of Alexander the Great. It was one of many colonies designated with the name "Alexandria". He founded the colony at an important junction of communications in the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains, in the country of the Paropamisadae.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahmud Raqi District.
Mahmud Raqi District
Neighborhood
Mahmude Raqi District is located in the western part of Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. It borders with Parvan Province to the south; Nijrab District and the former Kohistan District to the north; and Tagab District to the southeast. Mahmud Raqi District is situated 4½ km northeast of Qarah Chah.
Qarah Chah
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Karacha”, “Qaraca”, “Qarača”, “Qaracheh”, and “قره چه”
- Category: locality
- Location: Bagram District, Parwan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.99558° or 34° 59′ 44″ northLongitude
69.31831° or 69° 19′ 6″ eastElevation
1,438 metres (4,718 feet)Open location code
8J6FX8W9+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 4422137804OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1129691
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In Other Languages
From Persian to Russian—“Qarah Chah” goes by many names.
- Persian: “قرچه”
- Russian: “Кара Ча”
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