Grishk

Grishk is the new name of Zamindawar which is named after the invasion of the region by Nader Afshar army and given to Ghilji tribe in 18th century. Grishk a town in of Helmand province, geographically located along the in , some 120 km northwest of , at 817 metres altitude.
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  • Type: Locality with 43,600 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: Girishk” and “Nahr-e Sarāj

Grishk

Latitude
31.82089° or 31° 49′ 15″ north
Longitude
64.57005° or 64° 34′ 12″ east
Population
43,600
Elevation
830 metres (2,723 feet)
Open location code
8J36RHCC+92
Geo­Names ID
1141540
Wiki­data ID
Q3735459
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Grishk” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Գրիշք
  • Bengali: গ্রিশক
  • Catalan: Girishk
  • Cebuano: Gereshk
  • Chinese: 蓋雷什克
  • Danish: Gereshk
  • Dutch: Girishk
  • Estonian: Girishk
  • Estonian: Girišk
  • Finnish: Gerešk
  • German: Girischk
  • German: Girishk
  • Irish: Girishk
  • Japanese: ギリシク
  • Japanese: ギリシュク
  • Japanese: ゲレシュク
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gereshk
  • Persian: گرشک
  • Polish: Gereszk
  • Pushto: ګرشک
  • Russian: Герешк
  • Spanish: Geresk
  • Spanish: Gerešk
  • Swedish: Gereshk
  • Turkish: Gereşk

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