Qal‘ah-ye Kāshif
Qal‘ah-ye Kāshif is a locality in Kabul District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,877 metres. Qal‘ah-ye Kāshif is situated nearby to the locality Nowābād-e Deh-e ‘Urbān, as well as near Sar Kārēz.Places of Interest
Highlights include Charahi Qambar and Band-e Qarghah.
Charahi Qambar
Residential area
Charahi Qambar is the name of one of the refugee camps in western Kabul. It is a collection of mud-walled dwellings next to at least one multi-storied cement building. Children died of the cold during the winter of 2012.
Band-e Qarghah
Dam
Qargha Dam is located in the town of Qargha, about 10 mi west from the Shahr-e Naw neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is an embankment dam built on the Paghman River, with a side channel spillway under the road running on top of the dam. Band-e Qarghah is situated 4 km northwest of Qal‘ah-ye Kāshif.
Qal‘ah-ye Kāshif
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kalakashif”, “Qal‘a Kāšef”, “Qal’ah-ye Kashif”, “Qal‘eh-ye Kāshel”, and “قلعۀ کاشف”
- Location: Kabul District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.52724° or 34° 31′ 38″ northLongitude
69.06463° or 69° 3′ 53″ eastElevation
1,877 metres (6,158 feet)Open location code
8J6FG3G7+VVGeoNames ID
1350054
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In Other Languages
“Qal‘ah-ye Kāshif” goes by many names.
- Persian: “قلعۀ كاشل”
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