Qal‘ah-ye Jānān

Qal‘ah-ye Jānān is a locality in Bihsud District, Nangarhar. Qal‘ah-ye Jānān is situated nearby to the locality Abdīān, as well as near Qāsimābād.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jalalabad and Darunta.

Jalalabad

Photo: Todd Huffman, CC BY 2.0.

Jalalabad, previously known as Tarunshahr, and historically known as Nagarahara or Adinapur, is a city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Nangarhar Province.

Darūnṭa, also spelled Daruntah or Derunta, is a village in Jalalabad District of Nangarhar province. It is located next to Jalalabad city on route AO1 in Afghanistan. Darunta is situated 10 km west of Qal‘ah-ye Jānān.

Qal‘ah-ye Jānān

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Kaladzhanan”, “Qal‘a Jānān”, “Qal’ah-ye Janan”, “Qal‘eh-ye Jānān”, and “قلعۀ جانان”
Location: Bihsud District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.45354° or 34° 27′ 13″ north

Longitude

70.46637° or 70° 27′ 59″ east

Elevation

559 metres (1,834 feet)

Open location code

8J6GFF38+CG

GeoNames ID

1473014

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In Other Languages

“Qal‘ah-ye Jānān” goes by many names.

Persian: “قلعهً جانان”

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Localities in the Area

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