Central Asia
Afghanistan
Kabul

Minar-i Chakri

Minar-i Chakri 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.
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Photo: Charles Masson, Public domain.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: pillar made of carved stones on an elevation of 16 kilometers southeast of Kabul in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Alexander’s Column”, “Black Tower”, “Kabul Minar”, “Minar Chakari”, and “Minareh Syah”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagrami.

Town
is a village on the eastern fringes of at and 1797 m altitude, part of municipal District 12 and partly in District 22. The population is 31,680. is situated 10 km south of Minar-i Chakri.

Minar-i Chakri

Latitude
34.58331° or 34° 34′ 60″ north
Longitude
69.28317° or 69° 16′ 59″ east
Open location code
8J6FH7MM+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2551955816
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q994423
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Minar-i Chakri” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Zarrin Kala and Qal`ah-ye Rasul.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Minar-i Chakri”. Photo: Charles Masson, Public domain.