Shahr-i Ghulghula
Shahr-e-Gholghola or Gholghola City is an archaeological site located near the town of Bamyan, Afghanistan. The Siege of Bamyan took place here in 1221 during the Mongol pursuit of Jalal al-Din Mangburni, the last ruler of the Khwarazmian Empire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: EFarid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Shahr-e Gholghola” and “Shahr-e-Gholghola”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buddhas of Bamiyan and Bamyan Airport.
Buddhas of Bamiyan
Work of art
Photo: james gordon losangeles, CC BY 4.0.
The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental Buddhist statues in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, built possibly around the 6th-century. Located 130 kilometres to the northwest of Kabul, at an elevation of 2,500 metres, carbon dating of the structural… Buddhas of Bamiyan is situated 2 km northwest of Shahr-i Ghulghula.
Bamyan Airport
Aerodrome
Bamyan Airport, officially named Shahid Mazari Airport, is located in the city of Bamyan, which is the capital of Bamyan Province in Afghanistan. It is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, and serves the population of Bamyan Province.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bamiyan.
Bamiyan
Photo: Afghanistan Matters, CC BY 2.0.
Bamiyan is the main town in Bamiyan Province. Bamiyan is one of the main tourist attractions in Afghanistan, largely due to the giant destroyed Buddha statues.
Shahr-i Ghulghula
- Categories: human settlement, fortress, archaeological site, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Bamyan District, Bamyan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.81815° or 34° 49′ 5″ northLongitude
67.839° or 67° 50′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8J69RR9Q+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 827884415OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7461875
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Shahr-i Ghulghula” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شهر غلغلة”
- Arabic: “شهرغلغله”
- Bengali: “শহর-ই-ঘলঘোলা”
- Dutch: “Shahr-e Gholghola”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شهر جلجله”
- German: “Schahr-e Gholghola”
- Persian: “شهر غلغله، بامیان”
- Persian: “شهر غلغله”
- Russian: “Шахри Голгола”
- Russian: “Шахри-Голгола”
- Santali: “ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ-ᱮ ᱜᱚᱞᱜᱳᱞᱟ”
- Slovenian: “Šahr-e Gholghola”
- Urdu: “شہر غلغلہ”
- Uzbek: “Shahri gʻulgʻula”
- Uzbek: “Shahri Gʻulgʻula”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Grassland and Mahdi.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Ticket office and Bamyan Royal Hotel.
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