Alishang
Alishang is the name of a village, a river and a fertile valley of Laghman Province, and also of the district headquarters of Mihtarlam District, in eastern Afghanistan.- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Alishang district, Laghman Province, Afghanistan.
- Also known as: “‘Alishing”, “‘Alīshing”, “Ališang”, and “Alīshang”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mehtar Lam.
Mehtar Lam
Town
Mihtarlam, also spelled as Mehtarlam, is a city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Laghman Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Mehtarlam District and has an estimated population of 160,123 people. Mehtar Lam is situated 6 km southeast of Alishang.
Alishang
- Category: river
- Location: Mihtarlam District, Laghman, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.7038° or 34° 42′ 14″ north
Longitude
70.15369° or 70° 9′ 13″ east
Elevation
869 metres (2,851 feet)
Open location code
8J6GP533+GF
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Alishang” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أليشانغ”
- Arabic: “عليشنغ”
- Dutch: “Alishang”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اليشانج”
- Irish: “Alishang”
- Persian: “علیشنگ”
- Spanish: “Alishang”
- Urdu: “علیشنگ، افغانستان”
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