Qal`eh-ye Jowhar
Qal`eh-ye Jowhar is an archaeological site in Ghurian District, Herat Province.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ghoriyan.
Ghoriyan
Town
Ghurian is a city and the administrative center of Ghurian District in Herat Province, Afghanistan. It is 790 m high with a population of more than 54,000 people. Ghoriyan is situated 8 km southeast of Qal`eh-ye Jowhar.
Qal`eh-ye Jowhar
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Qal`a-i-Jawhar” and “Qal`ah-ye Jowhar”
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Ghurian District, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.4086° or 34° 24′ 31″ northLongitude
61.45918° or 61° 27′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8J63CF55+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 440837191OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Qal`eh-ye Jowhar” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Калъех-е Джоухар”
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