Qal‘ah-ye Bust

Qal‘ah-ye Bust is a ruin in Lashkargah District, Helmand Province.

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Lashkargah

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Lashkargah, historically known as Bost, is a city in the southern part of Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Helmand Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Lashkargah District and has an estimated population of 191,458 people.

Qal‘ah-ye Bust

Type: Ruin
Also known as: “Bust”, “Qal‘a Best”, “Qal‘a-i-Bost”, “Qal‘a-i-Bust”, “Qal‘ah Bisṯ”, “Qal‘ah Busṯ”, “Qal’ah-ye Bust”, “Qal‘eh-ye Bost”, “Qal‘eh-ye Bust”, “Sahah-ye Qalah-ye Bust”, “ساحه قلعه بست”, “قلعه بست”, and “قلعه بسټ”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Lashkargah District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

31.50303° or 31° 30′ 11″ north

Longitude

64.35676° or 64° 21′ 24″ east

Elevation

766 metres (2,513 feet)

Open location code

8J36G934+6P

GeoNames ID

1425376

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