Qurghan
Qurghan is a locality in Khulm, Balkh. Qurghan is situated nearby to the locality Qachir, as well as near Qishlāq-e Mīrzā Qāsim.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khulm.
Khulm
Town
Photo: Michal Hvorecky, CC BY 2.0.
Kholm or Khulm, formerly known as Tashqurghan, is a town in Samangan Province of northern Afghanistan, 60 km east of Mazar-i-Sharif one-third of the way to Kunduz. Khulm is situated 4 km south of Qurghan.
Qurghan
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kurgan”, “Qorghān”, “Qurgham”, and “قرغن”
- Location: Khulm, Balkh, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.72995° or 36° 43′ 48″ northLongitude
67.69621° or 67° 41′ 46″ eastElevation
410 metres (1,345 feet)Open location code
8J89PMHW+XFGeoNames ID
1464621
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In Other Languages
From Persian to Russian—“Qurghan” goes by many names.
- Persian: “قرغان”
- Russian: “Курган”
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