Adraskan
Adraskan is a historical town in western Afghanistan near the Harut River. It was mentioned in 13th and 14th century geographies as one of four prominent towns in the district of Shindand, the Green Place, which, is still called Shindand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Adraskand”, “Adreskan”, “Aḏṟeskan”, “Adriskan”, “Gala”, “Gala Adraskan”, “Kala Adraskan”, “Kala Adrāskan”, “Qal‘eh Adraskand”, “Qal`eh Adraskand”, “Qala Adraskan”, “Qala Adrāskān”, and “ادرسکن”
Adraskan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Adraskan District, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.64597° or 33° 38′ 46″ northLongitude
62.26856° or 62° 16′ 7″ eastElevation
1,352 metres (4,436 feet)Open location code
8J54J7W9+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 315040898OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Russian—“Adraskan” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “আদরাস্কান”
- Dutch: “Adraskan”
- Georgian: “ადრასკანი”
- Irish: “Adraskan”
- Persian: “ادراسکان”
- Russian: “Адраскан”
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