Qal‘ah-ye Showkhān

Qal‘ah-ye Showkhān is a locality in Mihtarlam District, Laghman. Qal‘ah-ye Showkhān is situated nearby to the locality Deh-e Baghalak, as well as near Shōrāwah.

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Mihtarlam, also spelled Mehtar Lam, is the sixteenth-largest city of Afghanistan. It is the capital of Laghman Province and center of Mihtarlam District.

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Qal‘a Šawkhān”, “Qal’ah-ye Showkhan”, “Qal‘ah-ye Showkhāṟ”, “Qal‘eh Shawhān”, “قلعۀ شوخاړ”, and “قلعۀ شوخان”
Location: Mihtarlam District, Laghman, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.66527° or 34° 39′ 55″ north

Longitude

70.22609° or 70° 13′ 34″ east

Elevation

736 metres (2,415 feet)

Open location code

8J6GM68G+4C

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