Qal‘ah-ye Khwājah Muḩammad Naz̧īm Khān
Qal‘ah-ye Khwājah Muḩammad Naz̧īm Khān is a fort in Herat District, Herat Province and has an elevation of 976 metres.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jihad Museum.
Jihad Museum
Museum
The Jihad Museum is located in the western provincial capital of Herat in Afghanistan. It was built in 2010 as a place for Afghans to understand past conflicts and their history. Jihad Museum is situated 3 km southeast of Qal‘ah-ye Khwājah Muḩammad Naz̧īm Khān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herat.
Herat
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Herat, also known as Harat or Hirat, and historically known as Haraiva, Horeiva and Hires, is an oasis city and the third-largest city in Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276.
Qal‘ah-ye Khwājah Muḩammad Naz̧īm Khān
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Kalayi-Khodzha-Mukhammed-Nazimkhan”, “Qal‘a-i-Khwāja”, “Qal‘a-i-Khwāja Moḩammaḏ Naẕīm Khān”, “Qal’ah-ye Khwajah Muhammad Nazim Khan”, “Qal‘eh-ye Khvājeh”, “Qal‘eh-ye Khwāja”, and “قلعۀ خواجه محمد نظیم خان”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Herat District, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.38605° or 34° 23′ 10″ northLongitude
62.17737° or 62° 10′ 39″ eastElevation
976 metres (3,202 feet)Open location code
8J6495PG+CWGeoNames ID
1136339
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In Other Languages
“Qal‘ah-ye Khwājah Muḩammad Naz̧īm Khān” goes by many names.
- Persian: “قلعهٔ خواجه”
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