Qarqin District

Qarqin is a small boundary district in the northern part of Jowzjan province, . It borders to the north along the Amu Darya River, to the west, Mingajik and districts to the south, and Balkh province to the east.
Wikipedia
  • Type: County
  • Description: district of Faryab, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Qarqin”, “شهرستان قرقین”, and “قرقین”

Qarqin District

Latitude
37.2914° or 37° 17′ 29″ north
Longitude
66.0944° or 66° 5′ 40″ east
Elevation
276 metres (906 feet)
Open location code
8J9873RV+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4393858409
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
7053815
Wiki­data ID
Q3694448
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Qarqin District” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “কারকিন জেলা”
  • Cebuano: “Qarqīn”
  • Italian: “distretto di Qarqin”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Qarqin”
  • Malay: “Daerah Qarqin”
  • Persian: “ولسوالی قرقین”
  • Pushto: “د قرقین ولسوالۍ”
  • Pushto: “قرقین ولسوالۍ”
  • Swedish: “Qarqin (distrikt)”
  • Swedish: “Qarqin”
  • Turkish: “Karkin ilçesi”
  • Urdu: “قرقین ضلع”
  • Uzbek: “Qarqin District”
  • Vietnamese: “Qarqin”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Qarqin”
  • Welsh: “Qarqin”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع قرقین”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Qarqin and Şagundy.

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Highlights: Rzd. No 160 and Kelif (Keleft).

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