Qal‘ah-ye Lawang
in Kabul, Afghanistan
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Kabul International Airport (11 mi) -
Parachinar Airport (67 mi) - Bamiyan Airport (77 mi)
- Jalalabad Airport (80 mi)
- Salerno Landing Zone Airport (89 mi)
- Khost Airport (91 mi)
- Sharana Airstrip (92 mi)
- Bannu Airport (130 mi)
- Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Kabul Zoo (zoo, (6 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.436 and 69.094 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 26' 10" and E 69° 5' 37"
- 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: 11:24 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- UTC/GMT offset: 4.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:28 am and 4:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.155 and -109.432 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hanga Roa - 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
Explore Qal‘ah-ye Lawang
Qal‘ah-ye Lawang in Kabul is located in Afghanistan a little south-west of Kabul, the country's capital.
Local time in Qal‘ah-ye Lawang is now 11:24 PM (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 Lawang. The closest airport in Afghanistan is Kabul International Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley in a distance of 77 mi (or 125 km), West. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Qal`ah-ye Na`im, Kabul, Bagrami, Chandal Ba'i and Muhammad Aghah Wuluswali. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Scattered clouds, calm.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kabul Serena Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Kabul. bazar
central bazar of Kabul.
Kabul, Afghanistan, meat market
For the illegal meat sellers of Kabul, business is a game of cat and mouse. McClatchyDC. http://mcclatchydc.com.
Kite-flying in Kabul, Afghanistan
Kite-flying and kite-fighting on a late September afternon in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Caceres 2016 en Kabul
Todos con Cáceres 2016. Vamos, amigos... Lo conseguiremos.
Take Off Kabul G222
Take off and 5 fight from Kabul, Afghanistan.
A drive through the streets of Kabul
I took this short video while in transit in Kabul, on the way back to the airport. I'm not sure it holds much interest, so apologies for that, but I guess it's a fairly accurate account...
Gitte besøger Kabul i Afghanistan
Gitte Lillelund Bech besøgte torsdag den 16. juni Kabul i Afghanistan, som hun fløj til i et af forsvarets Hercules-transportfly sammen med mange paller feltrationer til vores soldater. Her...
Bringing Electricity to Afghanistan - Juan Miranda, ADB
Juan Miranda, Director General of of ADB's Central and West Asia Department, talks about ADB's role in bringing electricity to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan-Athletics, Fencing & Olympics
Trans World Sport feature on the Afghanistan Olympic legacy post-Beijing 2008 when the country won its first medal. Looks at athletics and fencing which are leading the charge for London 2012.
Aquarium, Kabul Zoo
Recorded on September 21, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder.
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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.
Camp Julien
Camp Julien was the main base for the Canadian contingent of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan. The camp was named after Lance Corporal George Patrick Julien, a Canadian Army soldier who was awarded the Military Medal as a Private, for his actions at Hill 187 in Korea in May 1953. LCpl Julien was a member of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, which was the first unit to occupy Camp Julien.
National Museum of Afghanistan
The National Museum of Afghanistan, also known as the Afghan National Museum or sometimes the Kabul Museum, is a two-story building located 9 km southwest of the center of Kabul City in Afghanistan. It was built in 1922 during the reign of King Amanullah Khan. The collection inside the museum was transferred from another location in the city and began as a 'Cabinet of Curiosities' in 1919.
Darul Aman Palace
Darul Aman Palace ("abode of peace" or, in a double meaning "abode of Aman") is a European-style palace, now ruined, located about sixteen kilometers (ten miles) outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan. Darul Aman Palace was built in the early 1920s as a part of the endeavours by King Amanullah Khan to modernize Afghanistan. It was to be part of the new capital city (also called Darul Aman or Darulaman) that the king was intending to build, connected to Kabul through a narrow-gauge railway.
Tajbeg Palace
Tajbeg Palace or Tapa-e-Tajbeg Palace is a Palace built in the 1920s and located about ten miles (16 km) outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan. The stately mansion sits atop a knoll among foothills where the Afghan royal family once hunted and picnicked. It should not be confused with Darul Aman Palace, which is about 0.8 miles northeast from Tajbeg.
Operation Storm-333
Operation Storm-333 («Шторм-333») was the codename of the Soviet special forces operation on 27 December 1979 in which Soviet special forces stormed the Tajbeg Palace in Afghanistan and killed Afghani President Hafizullah Amin and his 200 personal guards. His eleven-year-old son died due to shrapnel wounds.. He was replaced by Babrak Karmal.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Qal‘ah-ye Lawang.
- Qal`ah-ye Na`im
- Kabul
- Bagrami
- Chandal Ba'i
- Muhammad Aghah Wuluswali
- Maydanshakhr
- Pul-e Sangi
- Surkh Bilandi
- Mir Bachah Kot
- Deh-e Now
- Kalakan
- Zargaran
- Chakaray
- Istalif
- Qarah Bagh Bazar
- Jalrez
- Pul-e `Alam
- Khoshi
- Baraki Barak
- Dandar
- Ghulam `Ali
- Markaz-e Sayyidabad
- Charikar
- Qashqal
- Hukumati Azrah
- Siyahgird
- Ibrahim Khan
- Sidqabad
- Charkh
- Sarobi
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Qal‘ah-ye Lawang, قلعه لونگ
