Dasht-e Butkhāk

Dasht-e Butkhāk is a plain in Kabul, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,810 metres. Dasht-e Butkhāk is situated nearby to the locality Qal‘ah-ye Mu‘īn, as well as near the abandoned locality Bāndah-ye Bahārī.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pul-e-Charkhi Prison.

Pul-e-Charkhi Prison

Prison

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Pul-e-Charkhi prison, also known as the Afghan National Detention Facility, is a maximum-security prison located next to the Ahmad Shah Baba Mina neighborhood in the eastern part of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Dasht-e Butkhāk

Type: Plain
Also known as: “Dasht-e Butkhak” and “دشت بتخاک”
Categories: plain and landform
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.5151° or 34° 30′ 54″ north

Longitude

69.34355° or 69° 20′ 37″ east

Elevation

1,810 metres (5,938 feet)

Open location code

8J6FG88V+2C

GeoNames ID

8709727

Wikidata ID

Q21825831

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dasht-e Butkhāk” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Dasht-e Butkhāk”
Swedish: “Dasht-e Butkhāk”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Qal‘ah-ye Mu‘īn and Darwāzah-ye Kalān.

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