Islam Qala
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.
Officer, Public domain.- Town with about 18,100 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 730 metres (2,380 feet)
- Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
- Also known as“Eslām Qal‘eh”“Eslamqal‘a”“Islām Kala”“Islam Killa”“Islām Qal‘ah”“Kāfar Qal‘eh”“Kafir Kala”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuhsan.
Kuhsan
Town
Kohsan is a town and the administrative center of Kohsan District, Herat Province, Afghanistan.
9 km east of Islam Qala
Islam Qala
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Latitude
34.66463° or 34° 39′ 53″ north
Longitude
61.09966° or 61° 5′ 59″ east
Open location code
8J63M37X+VV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Islam Qala” goes by many names.
إسلام قلعهArabic
اسلام قلعةArabic
Eslam Qal’ehAsturian
Islam QalaAsturian
ইসলাম কালাBengali
Kafir QalaCebuano
伊斯蘭卡拉Chinese
Islam QalaDutch
اسلام قلعهEgyptian Arabic
אסלאם כאלאHebrew
イスラムカラJapanese
エスラームガルエJapanese
اسلامقلعهPersian
اسلام کلاPushto
Ислам-КалаRussian
Eslam QalehSwedish
Islam QalaSwedish
اسلام قلعہUrdu
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