Kafirkala

Kafir-kala is an ancient fortress in the Vakhsh Valley in .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in the medieval province of Vakhsh, in southern Tajikistan
  • Also known as: “Kafir-kala” and “Khelaverd”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balkh.

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, before 2017: Kolkhozobod or Kolkhozabad, is a town in and not to be confused with the ancient city of located in modern-day northern , after which the town was named in 2017.

Kafirkala

Latitude
37.58862° or 37° 35′ 19″ north
Longitude
68.6466° or 68° 38′ 48″ east
Open location code
8J9CHJQW+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 684441366
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q12824964
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In Other Languages

From Central Bikol to Uzbek—“Kafirkala” goes by many names.
  • Central Bikol: “Kafir-kala (Tadyikistan)”
  • Central Bikol: “Kafir-kala”
  • Chinese: “卡菲尔·卡拉”
  • Finnish: “Kafir Kala (Tadžikistan)”
  • Finnish: “Kafir Kala”
  • German: “Chelwerd”
  • German: “Kafirkala”
  • Hebrew: “קפירקאלה”
  • Russian: “Кафир-Кала”
  • Russian: “Кафиркала (Таджикистан)”
  • Russian: “Кафиркала”
  • Slovenian: “Kafirkala (Tadžikistan)”
  • Slovenian: “Kafirkala, Tadžikistan”
  • Tajik: “Димнаи Кофир-Қалъа”
  • Tajik: “Кофирқалъа”
  • Uzbek: “Kofirqalʼa”

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