Gawanak
Gawanak is a village in Kohistanat District in Sar-e Pol Province, in northern Afghanistan. It was formerly in Jowzjan Province. It lies southeast of Jawak.- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Gawānak”, “Gowanak”, “Gowānak”, and “گوانک”
Gawanak
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Balkhab District, Sar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.21662° or 35° 12′ 60″ north
Longitude
66.32678° or 66° 19′ 36″ east
Elevation
2,268 metres (7,441 feet)
Open location code
8J78688G+JP
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Gawanak” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gawanak”
- Irish: “Gawanak”
- Persian: “گاوانک”
- Urdu: “گوانک، افغانستان”
- Uzbek: “Gawanak”
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