Eskan

Eskan is a in in north-eastern . It is located in the valley of the Munjan, about 18 miles upstream of Jurm. Around the turn of the 20th century it had been a village of roughly 40 houses.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Askān”, “Eskān”, “Iskan”, “Iskān”, and “Khustuk”

Eskan

Latitude
36.63869° or 36° 38′ 19″ north
Longitude
70.8553° or 70° 51′ 19″ east
Elevation
1,733 metres (5,686 feet)
Open location code
8J8GJVQ4+F4
Geo­Names ID
1142435
Wiki­data ID
Q5398007
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Uzbek—“Eskan” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “এস্কান”
  • Dutch: “Eskan”
  • Irish: “Eskan”
  • Persian: “اسکان (افغانستان)”
  • Persian: “اسکان”
  • Portuguese: “Eskan”
  • Uzbek: “Eskan”

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