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.

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.

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″ north

Longitude

69.32176° or 69° 19′ 18″ east

Elevation

1,779 metres (5,837 feet)

Open location code

8J6FG8QC+QP

GeoNames 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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