Qal‘ah-ye Jowz
Qal‘ah-ye Jowz is a locality in Ghazni District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 2,198 metres. Qal‘ah-ye Jowz is situated nearby to the locality ‘Alī Lālā, as well as near Qal‘ah-ye ‘Ishrat.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tepe Sardar.
Tepe Sardar
Photo: Torgani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tepe Sardar, also Tapa Sardar or Tepe-e-Sardar, is an ancient Buddhist monastery in Afghanistan. It is located near Ghazni, and it dominates the Dasht-i Manara plain. Tepe Sardar is situated 2½ km northwest of Qal‘ah-ye Jowz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ghazni.
Ghazni
Ghazni, historically known as Ghaznayn or Ghazna, also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana, is a city in southeastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Ghazni Province.
Qal‘ah-ye Jowz
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kaladzhauz”, “Qa‘leh-ye Jowz”, “Qal‘a Jawz”, “Qal‘a-i-Jawz”, “Qal’ah-ye Jowz”, and “قلعه جوز”
- Location: Ghazni District, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.54015° or 33° 32′ 25″ northLongitude
68.47318° or 68° 28′ 23″ eastElevation
2,198 metres (7,211 feet)Open location code
8J5CGFRF+37GeoNames ID
1129957
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