Qal‘ah-ye Darwaysh
Qal‘ah-ye Darwaysh is a locality in Kuhsān, Herat Province. Qal‘ah-ye Darwaysh is situated nearby to the town Kohsan, as well as near the locality Shamsābād.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kohsan and Islam Qala.
Kohsan
Town
Kohsan is a town and the administrative center of Kohsan District, Herat Province, Afghanistan. The population is 12,463. It is located at at 737 m altitude, near the Hari River and not far from the border with Iran. Kohsan is situated 2½ km south of Qal‘ah-ye Darwaysh.
Islam Qala
Town
Photo: Officer, Public domain.
Islām Qala is a border town in the western Herat province of Afghanistan, near the Afghanistan–Iran border. It is the official port of entry by land from neighboring Taybad in Iran. Islam Qala is situated 7 km west of Qal‘ah-ye Darwaysh.
Qal‘ah-ye Darwaysh
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qal’a-i-Ḏaṟwēs”, “Qal’ah-ye Darwaysh”, “Qal‘eh-ye Darvīsh”, and “قلعه درویش”
- Location: Kuhsān, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.67639° or 34° 40′ 35″ northLongitude
61.18967° or 61° 11′ 23″ eastElevation
737 metres (2,418 feet)Open location code
8J63M5GQ+HVGeoNames ID
1130013
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