Farah Bala Hisar

The Citadel of Farah, also known as the Citadel of Alexander, and locally known as Shar-e-Farahdun is an ancient fort in Afghanistan. When Alexander the Great invaded the area it was known as Prophthasia in Drangiana: the Drangian capital Phrada was just renamed in October 330; 'Prophthasia' means 'Anticipation', modern .
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  • Type: City walls
  • Description: citadel in Farah, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Citadel of Alexander”, “Farah Citadel”, and “ارگ فراه”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farah.

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, is a city in western that serves as the capital of . It is within the jurisdiction of and has an estimated population of 141,091 people.

Farah Bala Hisar

Latitude
32.38234° or 32° 22′ 56″ north
Longitude
62.11163° or 62° 6′ 42″ east
Open location code
8J4494J6+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 248364684
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­citywalls
Wiki­data ID
Q5434719
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Farah Bala Hisar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة فرآه”
  • Italian: “Cittadella di Farah”
  • Persian: “قلعه فراه”
  • Pushto: “د فراه کلا”
  • Russian: “Цитадель Фарах”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Farah Citadel Entrance Gate and ریاست معارف ولایت فراه.

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