Qal‘ah-ye Gaz

Qal‘ah-ye Gaz is a locality in Grishk District, Helmand Province and has an elevation of 873 metres. Qal‘ah-ye Gaz is situated nearby to the locality Lūnd Kārēz, as well as near Khumārī.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sangin.

Sangin

Town

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Sangin is a town in Helmand province of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately 20,000 people. It is located on in the valley of the Helmand River at 888 m altitude, 95 km to the north-east of Lashkargah. Sangin is situated 10 km northeast of Qal‘ah-ye Gaz.

Qal‘ah-ye Gaz

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Kalayi-Gaz”, “Qal‘a-i-Gaz”, “Qal’ah-ye Gaz”, “Qal‘eh Gaz”, “Qal‘eh-ye Gaz”, “Qala Gaz”, and “قلعه گز”
Location: Grishk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.00341° or 32° 0′ 12″ north

Longitude

64.78396° or 64° 47′ 2″ east

Elevation

873 metres (2,864 feet)

Open location code

8J462Q3M+9H

GeoNames ID

1129996

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