Chihil Mard
Chihil Mard is a locality in Shibirghan District, Jowzjan. Chihil Mard is situated nearby to the locality Qūwāī Kār, as well as near Şūfī Qal‘ah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tillya Tepe and Yemshi Tepe.
Tillya Tepe
Archaeological site
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Tillya tepe, Tillia tepe or Tillā tapa is an archaeological site in the northern Afghanistan province of Jowzjan near Sheberghan, excavated in 1978 by a Soviet-Afghan team led by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi.
Yemshi Tepe
Archaeological site
Yemshi Tepe, also Emchi-Tepe or Imshik, is an ancient circular fortress in Afghanistan, 5 kilometers to the northeast of the city of Sheberghan. It is about 100 kilometers west of Balkh, the capital of ancient Bactria. Yemshi Tepe is situated 3 km northwest of Chihil Mard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheberghan.
Sheberghan
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Sheberghan is the capital of Jowzjan Province in Afghanistan. It is in the region historically known as Bactria.
Chihil Mard
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Chehel Mard”, “Chel Mard”, and “چهل مرد”
- Location: Shibirghan District, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.68427° or 36° 41′ 3″ northLongitude
65.80196° or 65° 48′ 7″ eastElevation
352 metres (1,155 feet)Open location code
8J87MRM2+PQGeoNames ID
1145163
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