Agasī Khwaṟ
Agasī Khwaṟ is an intermittent stream in Nuristan, Northeast Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,382 metres. Agasī Khwaṟ is situated nearby to the town Kamdesh, as well as near the locality Mīrdēsh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Combat Outpost Keating.
Combat Outpost Keating
Battlefield
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Combat Outpost Keating was a small American military outpost in Nurestan Province, in Afghanistan. It was originally constructed to be a Provincial Reconstruction Team, called PRT Kamdesh, but due to extremely high levels of fighting in the area it remained a fire base instead of a PRT. Combat Outpost Keating is situated 3½ km west of Agasī Khwaṟ.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamdesh.
Kamdesh
Town
Kāmdēsh, or Kamdeish, is a town in the Landai Sin Valley, and the center of the Kamdesh District in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. It is located at the general area of Yurmir which is beside the meeting place of two rivers, with one coming from Barg-i Matal, and the second flowing from Nechangal mountains. Kamdesh is situated 2½ km southwest of Agasī Khwaṟ.
Agasī Khwaṟ
- Type: Intermittent stream
- Also known as: “Agasi Khwar”, “Agasi Khwaṟ”, “Agasikhvar”, and “اگسی خوړ”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nuristan, Northeast Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.41996° or 35° 25′ 12″ northLongitude
71.36636° or 71° 21′ 59″ eastElevation
1,382 metres (4,534 feet)Open location code
8J7HC998+XGGeoNames ID
1423896
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Agasī Khwaṟ” goes by many names.
- Persian: “شيلۀ اگسی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Agasī and Mīrdēsh.
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Highlights include Mīrdēsh Ghar and Payōpaṟī Ghar.
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