Shamshād Ghar
Shamshād Ghar is a mountain in Dur Baba District, Nangarhar and has an elevation of 1,608 metres. Shamshād Ghar is situated nearby to the locality Torkham, as well as near Haji Mir Kili.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,608 metres
- Description: mountain in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Loe Shamshād Sar”, “Šamšād Ghar”, “Shamshad Ghar”, and “شمشاد غر”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torkham Border and Landi Khana.
Torkham Border
Border checkpoint
Torkham border crossing is a major border crossing between the Pakistani city of Torkham and Afghanistan, located along the Grand Trunk Road on the international border between the two countries. Torkham Border is situated 2½ km east of Shamshād Ghar.
Landi Khana
Railway station
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Landi Khana Railway Station is a disused railway station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located near the Pakistani town of Torkham, on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Landi Khana is situated 4 km east of Shamshād Ghar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torkham.
Torkham
Town
Photo: Syed533, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torkham is a Pakistani town in Khyber District, that is the location of the Torkham Border Crossing with Afghanistan just to the west of the historic Khyber Pass. Torkham is situated 3 km east of Shamshād Ghar.
Shamshād Ghar
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Dur Baba District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shamshād Ghar” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shamshād Ghar”
- Dutch: “Shamshād Ghar”
- Persian: “کوهٔ شمشاد”
- Swedish: “Shamshād Ghar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Torkham and Haji Mir Kili.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torkham Sar and Shamsah Kandao.
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