Shahr-e Now
Shahr-e Now is a locality in Kandahar District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,010 metres. Shahr-e Now is situated nearby to the locality Ḩukūmatī Ḏanḏ, as well as near Pākhah Pulān.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cloak of Muhammad and Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet.
Cloak of Muhammad
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cloak of Muhammad is an Islamic relic hidden inside one of the buildings in Khirka Sharif in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The relic is a khirqa believed to have been worn by the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey in 621 AD.
Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet
Mosque
The Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet, also known as Jame Mui Mobarak, is a mosque located near the Kabul Bazaar, in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Kandahar Provincial Museum
Museum
The Kandahar Museum is a museum located in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It has around 1,900 artifacts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kandahar and Arghandab.
Kandahar
Kandahar is the capital of Kandahar province, and the largest city in Southern Afghanistan. Kandahar is also the second largest city in Afghanistan after the capital Kabul, and was the first capital of the modern state of Afghanistan in the 18th century.
Arghandab
Town
Photo: PRTkand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The town of Arghandab is the center of Arghandab District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in the valley of Arghandab River northwest from Kandahar. It is located on at an elevation of 1,112 metres. Arghandab is situated 6 km northwest of Shahr-e Now.
Shahr-e Now
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Šahre Naw”, “Shahre Naw”, and “شهر نو”
- Location: Kandahar District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.61591° or 31° 36′ 57″ northLongitude
65.6905° or 65° 41′ 26″ eastElevation
1,010 metres (3,314 feet)Open location code
8J37JM8R+95GeoNames ID
1407218
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In Other Languages
“Shahr-e Now” goes by many names.
- Persian: “شهرٔ نو”
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