Nasir Bagh

Nasir Bagh was an Afghan refugee camp located on the edge of in what is now 's province. It opened in 1980 in what was then the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan following the outbreak of the Soviet-Afghan War and at one time had a population of 100,000 refugees.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 380 metres (1,240 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Pakistan

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamrud.
Jamrūd or Jam is a town in the of , .
6 km southwest of Nasir Bagh
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Latitude
34.04064° or 34° 2′ 26″ north
Longitude
71.43256° or 71° 25′ 57″ east
Open location code
8J6H2CRM+72
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to German—“Nasir Bagh” goes by many names.
নাসির বাগBengali
納西爾巴格難民營Chinese
纳西尔巴格难民营Chinese
Nasir BaghDutch

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