Chashmah-ye Shēr
Chashmah-ye Shēr is a locality in Puli Khumri District, Baghlan. Chashmah-ye Shēr is situated nearby to the hamlet Gurgurak, as well as near the locality Gāwargān.Places of Interest
Highlights include Surkh Kotal.
Surkh Kotal
Archaeological site
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Surkh Kotal (Persian: چشمه شیر Chashma-i Shir; also called Sar-i Chashma, is an ancient archaeological site located in the southern part of the region of Bactria, about 18 kilometres north of the city of Puli Khumri, the capital of Baghlan Province of Afghanistan.
Chashmah-ye Shēr
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Čašma-i-Šēr”, “Chashmah-ye Shayr”, “Chashmah-ye Sher”, “Chashmayi-Sher”, “Cheshmeh-ye Shīr”, and “چشمۀ شیر”
- Location: Puli Khumri District, Baghlan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.05559° or 36° 3′ 20″ northLongitude
68.55714° or 68° 33′ 26″ eastElevation
588 metres (1,929 feet)Open location code
8J8C3H44+6VGeoNames ID
1476096
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In Other Languages
From Persian to Russian—“Chashmah-ye Shēr” goes by many names.
- Persian: “چشمۀ شير”
- Russian: “Чашмайи-Шер”
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