Qal‘ah-ye Shānān
in Kabul, Afghanistan
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Kabul International Airport (6 mi) -
Parachinar Airport (61 mi) - Jalalabad Airport (68 mi)
- Bamiyan Airport (88 mi)
- Salerno Landing Zone Airport (89 mi)
- Khost Airport (91 mi)
- Sharana Airstrip (102 mi)
- Bannu Airport (129 mi)
- Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Kabul Zoo (zoo, (10 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.539 and 69.322 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 32' 22" and E 69° 19' 18"
- 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: 01:19 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- UTC/GMT offset: 4.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:28 am and 4:46 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 Shānān
Qal‘ah-ye Shānān in Kabul is a city in Afghanistan a little east of Kabul, the country's capital.
Local time in Qal‘ah-ye Shānān is now 01:19 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kabul with an UTC offset of 4.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Qal‘ah-ye Shānān. The closest airport in Afghanistan is Kabul International Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), West. 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 88 mi (or 141 km), West. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bagrami, Pul-e Sangi, Kabul, Qal`ah-ye Na`im and Chakaray. 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.
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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.
Salt Pit
The Salt Pit is the codename of an isolated clandestine CIA black site prison and interrogation center in Afghanistan. It is located north of Kabul and was the location of a brick factory prior to the Afghanistan War. The CIA adapted it for extrajudicial detention. In the winter of 2005, the "Salt Pit" became known to the general public because of two incidents.
Pul-e-Charkhi prison
Pul-e-Charkhi, also known as Afghan National Detention Facility, is the largest prison in Afghanistan east of Kabul. Construction of the jail began in the 1970s by order of former president Mohammed Daoud Khan and was completed during the 1980s. The prison became notorious for torture and executions after the 1978 Saur Revolution as well as during the 10 year Soviet war that followed.
Camp Warehouse
Camp Warehouse is the operations centre for the multinational International Security Assistance Force located 10 kilometers east of Kabul. The camp has soldiers and equipment from dozens of countries. Part of Camp Warehouse is a German-sponsored ISAF military hospital.
Pul-e-Charkhi Airfield
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These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Qal‘ah-ye Shānān.
- Bagrami
- Pul-e Sangi
- Kabul
- Qal`ah-ye Na`im
- Chakaray
- Mir Bachah Kot
- Dandar
- Kalakan
- Surkh Bilandi
- Deh-e Now
- Qarah Bagh Bazar
- Zargaran
- Chandal Ba'i
- Istalif
- Muhammad Aghah Wuluswali
- Ghulam `Ali
- Sarobi
- Maydanshakhr
- Sidqabad
- Hukumati Azrah
- Charikar
- Ibrahim Khan
- Alah Say
- Sherwani-ye Bala
- Khoshi
- Haji Khel
- Qashqal
- Pul-e `Alam
- Siyahgird
- Jalrez
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kalashanan, Qal‘a Šānān, Qal‘eh-ye Shānān, Qal‘ah-ye Shānān, قلعۀ شانان
