Qal‘ah-ye Bālā

Qal‘ah-ye Bālā is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,789 metres. Qal‘ah-ye Bālā is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Minar-i Chakri.

Archaeological site
Photo: Charles Masson, Public domain.
was a pillar made of carved stones on an elevation of 2500m, 16 kilometers southeast of in Afghanistan. It was 28.5 meters high and was one of Buddhist buildings which at the time of the Kushan Empire was built in the area of Kabultals. is situated 3½ km southeast of Qal‘ah-ye Bālā.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kabul.

Photo: SiarFisher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . A crowded metropolis pressed into a basin of the Hindu Kush mountains, its bazaars, battle-scarred buildings and traffic-choked streets bear the traces of an ancient trading city, rapid urban expansion, periods of cosmopolitan ambition, and nearly half a century of war.

Qal‘ah-ye Bālā

Latitude
34.59737° or 34° 35′ 51″ north
Longitude
69.2494° or 69° 14′ 58″ east
Elevation
1,789 metres (5,869 feet)
Open location code
8J6FH6WX+WQ
Geo­Names ID
8759538
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