Qal‘ah-ye Gul Muḩammad
in Balkh, Afghanistan

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
36.733 and 67.220 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 36° 44' 0" and E 67° 13' 11"
Currency and Currency Code:
Afghani - AFN
Spoken languages:
Persian, Pushto, Uzbek, Turkmen
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:36 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Asia/Kabul
UTC/GMT offset: 4.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:47 am and 4:47 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.155 and -109.432 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hanga Roa
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Afghanistan in Southern Asia

Safety Score: 5,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Afghanistan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Afghanistan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Qal‘ah-ye Gul Muḩammad

Qal‘ah-ye Gul Muḩammad in Balkh is located in Afghanistan about 188 mi (or 302 km) north-west of Kabul, the country's capital.

Local time in Qal‘ah-ye Gul Muḩammad is now 04:36 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kabul with an UTC offset of 4.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Qal‘ah-ye Gul Muḩammad. The closest airport in Afghanistan is Mazar I Sharif Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mazar-e Sharif, Dehdadi, Balkh, Chimtal and Dowlatabad. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 60 °F

Morning Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Evening Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Night Temperature 13°C / 56 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 70%
Air Pressure 1025 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 57% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

16°C (60 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

18°C (64 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

19°C (66 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Sunset over Mazar-e Sharif city center, Afghanistan - part 2

Published: August 31, 2012
Length: 20:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: João Leitão

Sunset over Mazar-e Sharif city center, Afghanistan - part 2.


Sunset over Mazar-e Sharif city center, Afghanistan - part 4

Published: August 31, 2012
Length: 49:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: João Leitão

Sunset over Mazar-e Sharif city center, Afghanistan - part 4.


Le chef et le ministre de la Défense en visite en Afghanistan et au Mali

Published: December 22, 2014
Length: 37:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Belgian Defense

Le chef et le ministre de la Défense ont poursuivi leur voyage de fin d'année. Après s'être rendus à Mazar-e-Sharif, ils ont pris la direction du Mali, et plus particulièrement de...


The Afghan bomb disposal school (NATO and Afghanistan)

Published: May 26, 2014
Length: 56:49 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: NATO

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a constant threat in Afghanistan, and it takes skilled explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams to combat them. Recruits from the EOD training school...


Logistiek knooppunt in Afghanistan

Published: August 28, 2012
Length: 03:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: defensie

Waar militairen ter wereld ook gaan, op oefening en uitzending worden zij altijd opgewacht door functionarissen van Movement Control (MOVCON). Deze militairen zorgen ervoor dat personeel en...


Afghan engineers building the future (NATO in Afghanistan)

Published: March 29, 2013
Length: 49:50 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: NATO

Tradespeople being trained at the Afghan National Army's Engineers Training School will be pivotal in taking the nation's civilian construction industry into the future. NATO Homepage: http://www.n...


تیغ زنی تکیه خانه ولی عصر مزارشریف

Published: December 06, 2013
Length: 29:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tayeb Bayat

تیغ زنی تکیه خانه ولی عصر مزارشریف.


Me in Afghanistan - Teaser (Shooting Zwischen Welten)

Published: March 28, 2014
Length: 38:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Fortwort

Zum Kinostart von Zwischen Welten. Last summer I was the Second Assistant Director of "Inbetween Worlds", a feature film set and shot in Afghanistan. In this and the next videos you will...


كويتي في افغانستان - مزار شريف | Afghanistan - اليوم الرابع

Published: April 04, 2018
Length: 50:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Yalrashid

في يومي الرابع في افغانستان الموافق 27-2-2018 ، زرنا المسجد الازرق الجميل في قلب مدينة مزار شريف ، ومن ثم مزارع...


Mazar i sharif 10.11.2018

Published: November 10, 2018
Length: 23:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Rahmani Samir


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Mazar-i-Sharif Airport

Mazar-i-Sharif Airport is located 9 km east of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, a journey of 15 minutes by taxi from the center of the city. It is Afghanistan's 4th largest after Herat International Airport, which will be called Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport after the expansion work is completed. Built by the assistance of the Soviet Union in the 1950s, the airport serves the Afghan population north of the country.

Located at 36.7069, 67.2097 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif

Camp Marmal

Camp Marmal is the largest base of the Bundeswehr outside of Germany. It is located by the side of Mazar-i-Sharif Airport in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, at the foot of the Hindu Kush mountains. The camp was opened in September 2005 and has expanded in recent years. The camp gets its name from the bordering Marmal Mountains.

Located at 36.7028, 67.2278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bundeswehr, Military installations of Afghanistan, Military installations of Germany

Mazar-e Sharif Airfield

Mazar-e Sharif Airfield is a military airfield/Civil Airport. in Afghanistan

Located at 36.7069, 67.2094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Afghanistan, Bases of the United States Air Force in Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Qala-i-Gul Mohd, Qala-i-Gul Moḩammeḏ, Kalayi-Gul’mukhammed, Qalā-ye Gol Moḩammad, Qal‘eh-ye Gol Moḩammad, Qal‘ah-ye Gul Muḩammad, قلعۀ گل محمد, Калайи-Гульмухаммед