Mirwais

Mirwais is a locality in Kandahar District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,013 metres. Mirwais is situated nearby to the locality Bālā Deh, as well as near Ḩukūmatī Ḏanḏ.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chilzina and the Forty Steps of Kandahar and Cloak of Muhammad.

Chilzina and the Forty Steps of Kandahar

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Chil Zena, also Chilzina or Chehel Zina, is a mountainous outcrop at the western limit of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Forty stone steps lead to the top of the outcrop, hence its name.

Cloak of Muhammad

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Cloak of Muhammad is an Islamic relic hidden inside one of the buildings in Khirka Sharif in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The relic is a khirqa believed to have been worn by the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey in 621 AD. Cloak of Muhammad is situated 2½ km east of Mirwais.

Kandahar Provincial Museum

Museum

The Kandahar Museum is a museum located in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It has around 1,900 artifacts. Kandahar Provincial Museum is situated 3 km east of Mirwais.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kandahar and Arghandab.

Kandahar

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Kandahar is the capital of Kandahar province, and the largest city in Southern Afghanistan. Kandahar is also the second largest city in Afghanistan after the capital Kabul, and was the first capital of the modern state of Afghanistan in the 18th century.

Arghandab

Town

Photo: PRTkand, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The town of Arghandab is the center of Arghandab District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in the valley of Arghandab River northwest from Kandahar. It is located on at an elevation of 1,112 metres. Arghandab is situated 4½ km northwest of Mirwais.

Mirwais

Type: Locality
Location: Kandahar District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

31.62069° or 31° 37′ 15″ north

Longitude

65.67997° or 65° 40′ 48″ east

Elevation

1,013 metres (3,323 feet)

Open location code

8J37JMCH+7X

GeoNames ID

9166302

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