Qal‘ah-ye Shānān
Qal‘ah-ye Shānān is a locality in Bagrami District, Kabul and has an elevation of 1,779 metres. Qal‘ah-ye Shānān is situated nearby to the locality Qal‘ah-ye Sharābīān, as well as near Qal‘ah-ye Gulbāz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pul-e-Charkhi Prison.
Pul-e-Charkhi Prison
Prison
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Pul-e-Charkhi prison, also known as the Afghan National Detention Facility, is a maximum-security prison located next to the Ahmad Shah Baba Mina neighborhood in the eastern part of Kabul, Afghanistan. Pul-e-Charkhi Prison is situated 3 km southeast of Qal‘ah-ye Shānān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagrami.
Bagrami
Town
Bagrami is a village on the eastern fringes of Kabul at and 1797 m altitude, part of municipal District 12 and partly in District 22. The population is 31,680. Bagrami is situated 7 km southwest of Qal‘ah-ye Shānān.
Qal‘ah-ye Shānān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kalashanan”, “Qal‘a Šānān”, “Qal’ah-ye Shanan”, and “Qal‘eh-ye Shānān”
- Location: Bagrami District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.53949° or 34° 32′ 22″ northLongitude
69.32176° or 69° 19′ 18″ eastElevation
1,779 metres (5,837 feet)Open location code
8J6FG8QC+QPGeoNames ID
1349991
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In Other Languages
“Qal‘ah-ye Shānān” goes by many names.
- Persian: “قلعۀ شانان”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Qal‘ah-ye Sharābīān and Qal‘ah-ye Gulbāz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zīārat-e Mīr Shahīd and Qal‘ah-ye Sālō.
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