Shīnah
in Helmand, Afghanistan
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Tereen Airport (57 mi) - Chakcharan Airport (97 mi)
- Camp Bastion Airport (102 mi)
- Bost Airport (117 mi)
- Kandahar Airport (120 mi)
- Dywer Airbase (161 mi)
- Qala-I-Naw Airport (172 mi)
- Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.135 and 65.124 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 8' 4" and E 65° 7' 25"
- 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: 11:49 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- UTC/GMT offset: 4.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:50 am and 5:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.152 and -109.439 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hanga Piko - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Discover Shīnah
Shīnah in Helmand is a city in Afghanistan about 251 mi (or 405 km) south-west of Kabul, the country's capital city.
Local time in Shīnah is now 11:49 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kabul with an UTC offset of 4.5 hours. We know of 7 airports in the vicinity of Shīnah. The closest airport in Afghanistan is Tereen Airport in a distance of 57 mi (or 91 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam in a distance of 94 mi (or 151 km), North.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kajran, Pasaband, Sar-e Tayghan, Musa Qal`ah and Taywarah. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 31% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Friday, 29th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Overview of FOB Shindand
Footage of operations at Forward Operating Base Shindand. Scenes include various views of the FOB, service members inspecting helicopters and service members working on construction project....
FSB HERAT
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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.
Lejay, Afghanistan
Lejay, Afghanistan is a small village where a Taliban commander named Kabir (Sub-Cdr of Mullah Wahid - Objective), executed an ambush on a U.S. Special Forces Reconnaissance element, consisting of seven Green Beret detachments (A-Teams) on February 10, 2003. The killzone for the ambush site was 2km wide by 3km long. The subsequent battle, initiated by the ambush, lasted for 43 hours.
2003 Lejay firefight
A skirmish occurred on the morning of February 10, 2003 outside of Lejay, a small village in the northern, mountainous part of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The village is in the Baghran valley, and one of the few highways in Afghanistan passes through it. American intelligence analysts assert that the village is the focus of the Opium Trade. Vehicles approaching the village report being fired on.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shīnah.
- Kajran
- Pasaband
- Sar-e Tayghan
- Musa Qal`ah
- Taywarah
- De Narkhel Kelay
- Tarinkot
- Now Zad
- Du Lainah
- Sangin
- Chinar
- Khadir
- Nili
- Chowney
- Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud
- Shahrak
- Dasht-e Qal`ah
- Zamto Kelay
- Titan
- Fayroz Koh
- Gereshk
- Quchanghi
- Kishk-e Nakhud
- Washer
- Qal`ah-ye Kuhnah
- Dowlatyar
- Babasakhib
- Pashmul
- Tulak
- Kandahar
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shina, Šina, Shīnah, شنه, شينه, Шина
