Ahmad Shah Baba Shrine
Ahmad Shah Baba Shrine is a building in Kandahar District, Afghanistan. Ahmad Shah Baba Shrine is situated nearby to Cloak of Muhammad, as well as near the bridge د ارګ دروازه.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cloak of Muhammad and Kandahar Provincial Museum.
Cloak of Muhammad
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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.
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 450 metres east of Ahmad Shah Baba Shrine.
Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet
Mosque
The Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet, also known as Jame Mui Mobarak, is a mosque located near the Kabul Bazaar, in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet is situated 730 metres southeast of Ahmad Shah Baba Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kandahar and Arghandab.
Kandahar
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
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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 7 km northwest of Ahmad Shah Baba Shrine.
Ahmad Shah Baba Shrine
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: building, tourism, tomb, shrine, and historic site
- Location: Kandahar District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.61965° or 31° 37′ 11″ northLongitude
65.70723° or 65° 42′ 26″ eastLevels
3Operator
Afghan governmentOpen location code
8J37JP94+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 170797155OpenStreetMap feature
building=shrineOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Ahmad Shah Baba Shrine” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Мавзолей Ахмад Шах Бабы”
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