Kishiktan

Kishiktan or Kesektan is the center of the newly created Hesa Duwum Kohistan District in , . It is located on at 1454 m altitude.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: Kesektan”, “Kešektān”, “Keshektān”, “Kīshīktān”, and “کشکتان

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shamali Plain.

The is north of . Shamali, meaning 'windy' or 'northern,' is a green plain which has reduced a lot of the food for central . From Kabul it extends north through Charikar, Parvan province to Jabal os Saraj.

Kishiktan

Latitude
35.04381° or 35° 2′ 38″ north
Longitude
69.29533° or 69° 17′ 43″ east
Elevation
1,480 metres (4,856 feet)
Open location code
8J7F27VW+G4
Geo­Names ID
1423467
Wiki­data ID
Q6394916
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kishiktan” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kishiktān
  • Dutch: Kesektan
  • Irish: Kesektan
  • Persian: كيشيكتان
  • Persian: کسکتان
  • Swedish: Kesektan
  • Swedish: Keshektan
  • Swedish: Kishiktan

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