Rag-i-Bibi
Rag-i-Bibi refers to a Sasanian rock relief on a cliff in Bactria, modern-day Afghanistan. It first became known to western scholarship in 2002. It is located in the Baghlan Province, about a kilometre south of Shamarq and 10 km south of Puli Khumri.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: rock relief in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Shamarq”
Rag-i-Bibi
- Categories: rock relief, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Puli Khumri District, Baghlan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.89892° or 35° 53′ 56″ north
Longitude
68.75244° or 68° 45′ 9″ east
Elevation
672 metres (2,205 feet)
Open location code
8J7CVQX2+HX
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rag-i-Bibi” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shamarq”
- French: “Rag Bibi”
- French: “Rag-e Bibi”
- French: “Rag-i Bibi”
- French: “Shamarq”
- German: “Rag-i-Bibi”
- Swedish: “Shamarq”
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