Turgan Valley

Turgān also known as Turkān is a residential area in , located in Jaghatu district of Ghazni province which is inhabited by the ethnic Hazaras.
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  • Type: Intermittent stream
  • Description: valley in Ghazni, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: Darah-ye Torgan”, “Ḏaṟṟah Tōṟgan”, “Darrah-e Towrgan”, “Ḏaṟṟahe Tōṟgan”, “Torgan”, “Torgan Valley”, “Turkan Valley”, and “درۀ تورگن

Turgan Valley

Latitude
33.5207° or 33° 31′ 15″ north
Longitude
68.21731° or 68° 13′ 2″ east
Elevation
2,470 metres (8,104 feet)
Open location code
8J5CG6C8+7W
Geo­Names ID
1447236
Wiki­data ID
Q29353417
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Turgan Valley” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: وادي توركان
  • Cebuano: Darah-ye Tōrgan
  • Persian: دره ترکان
  • Persian: دره تورکان
  • Persian: دره تورگان
  • Persian: درهٔ تورگن
  • Swedish: Darah-ye Tōrgan

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