Qal‘ah-ye Jowhar
Qal‘ah-ye Jowhar is a fort in Ghurian District, Herat Province.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ghoriyan.
Ghoriyan
Town
Ghurian is a city and the administrative center of Ghurian District in Herat Province, Afghanistan. It is 790 m high with a population of more than 54,000 people. Ghoriyan is situated 8 km southeast of Qal‘ah-ye Jowhar.
Qal‘ah-ye Jowhar
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Qal‘a-i-Jawhaṟ”, “Qal’ah-ye Jowhar”, “Qal‘eh-ye Jowhar”, and “قلعۀ جوهر”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Ghurian District, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.40857° or 34° 24′ 31″ northLongitude
61.45918° or 61° 27′ 33″ eastElevation
783 metres (2,569 feet)Open location code
8J63CF55+CMGeoNames ID
1466380
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