Bālā Deh

Bālā Deh is a locality in Kandahar District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,011 metres. Bālā Deh is situated nearby to the locality Mirwais, as well as near Chowṉêy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cloak of Muhammad and Chilzina and the Forty Steps of Kandahar.

Cloak of Muhammad

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The Cloak of Muhammad is an Islamic relic hidden inside one of the buildings in Khirka Sharif in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The relic is a khirqa believed to have been worn by the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey in 621 AD.

Chilzina and the Forty Steps of Kandahar

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Chil Zena, also Chilzina or Chehel Zina, is a mountainous outcrop at the western limit of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Forty stone steps lead to the top of the outcrop, hence its name.

Kandahar Provincial Museum

Museum

The Kandahar Museum is a museum located in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It has around 1,900 artifacts. Kandahar Provincial Museum is situated 3 km east of Bālā Deh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kandahar and Arghandab.

Kandahar

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Kandahar is the capital of Kandahar province, and the largest city in Southern Afghanistan. Kandahar is also the second largest city in Afghanistan after the capital Kabul, and was the first capital of the modern state of Afghanistan in the 18th century.

Arghandab

Town

Photo: PRTkand, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The town of Arghandab is the center of Arghandab District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in the valley of Arghandab River northwest from Kandahar. It is located on at an elevation of 1,112 metres. Arghandab is situated 4½ km northwest of Bālā Deh.

Bālā Deh

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Bala Deh”, “Bala-Dekh”, “Kōh-e Nigār”, “Kohe Negāṟ”, “Kohe Negār Deh”, “بالا ده”, and “کوه نگار”
Location: Kandahar District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

31.62351° or 31° 37′ 25″ north

Longitude

65.6826° or 65° 40′ 57″ east

Elevation

1,011 metres (3,317 feet)

Open location code

8J37JMFM+C2

GeoNames ID

1147365

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