Qala-i-Jangi

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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fortress in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Dehdadi Star Fort” and “Qaila Jangi”

Qala-i-Jangi

Latitude
36.66673° or 36° 40′ 0″ north
Longitude
66.98441° or 66° 59′ 4″ east
Open location code
8J88MX8M+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 151244523
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7265904
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Qala-i-Jangi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة جانكي”
  • Arabic: “قلعة_جانكي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qala-i Cəngi”
  • Bengali: “কালা-ই-জঙ্গি”
  • Danish: “Qala-i-Jangi”
  • French: “Qala-i-Jangi”
  • German: “Qala-i-Jangi”
  • Greek: “Καλάι Τζάνγκι”
  • Japanese: “カライジャンギ”
  • Persian: “قلعه جنگی”
  • Russian: “Калай Джанги”
  • Slovenian: “Qala-i-Jangi”
  • Swedish: “Qala-i-Jangi”
  • Uzbek: “Qal‘a-i-Jangi”
  • Uzbek: “Qalʼa-i-Jangi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Site of the first major battle since the US invasion of Afghanistan and Battle of Qala-i-Jangi.

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