Kōl-e Baqah
District of Vazirabad
in Balkh, Afghanistan
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 36.830 and 66.840 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 36° 49' 48" and E 66° 50' 23"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Afghani - AFN
- Spoken languages:
- Persian, Pushto, Uzbek, Turkmen
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 02:05 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- UTC/GMT offset: 4.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 2:24 am and 4:33 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: 2024-05-15 08:00:47
Delve into Kōl-e Baqah
The district Kōl-e Baqah of Vazirabad in Balkh is a subburb in Afghanistan about 206 mi north-west of Kabul, the country's capital town.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Balkh, Chimtal, Dowlatabad, Dehdadi and Mazar-e Sharif. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 90 °F
| Morning Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 35°C / 95 °F |
| Night Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 24% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 91% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
27°C (81 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 17th of May 2024
29°C (84 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Street food preparation in Balkh Afghanistan
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Driving in Balkh direction No Gombad Mosque - part 2, Balkh Afghanistan
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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.
Balkh
Balkh was an ancient city and centre of Zoroastrianism in what is northern Afghanistan. Today it is a small town in the province of Balkh, about 20 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital, Mazar-e Sharif, and some 74 km south of the Amu Darya. It was one of the major cities of Khorasan. Marco Polo described Balkh as a "noble and great city". The ancient city of Balkh was under the Greeks renamed Bactra, giving its name to Bactria.
Balkh River
The Balkh River or Balkhab is a river in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. The river rises in the Band-e Amir lakes in the Hindu Kush. In its upper reaches the river is known as the Band-e Amir River (Rud-e Band-e Amir). The river flows west, then north, and terminates in irrigation canals in the area of the cities of Balkh and Mazar-e Sharif or in the desert. In times of exceptional flood the river drains into the lowlands of Turkmenistan.
Haji Piyada
Haji Piyada Mosque ḤĀJI PIĀDA or Noh Gonbad Mosque, a Samanid-style building in Balkh province of northern Afghanistan. Built in the ninth century, it is thought to be the earliest Islamic building in the country. It measures 20 by 20 meters. The outside walls are of mud-brick construction. The interior is divided into nine bays, each originally covered by a dome.
Charbolak District
Charbolak (or Chahar Bolak or Char Bolak) district is located in the western part of Balkh Province. Its capital is the village of Charbolak, 40 km northwest of Mazari Sharif. The majority of the population is Pashtun. The previous name of this district was Adina Masjid (آدینه مسجد), which was changed to Char Bolak during the Pashtunisation policy of Mohammad Gul Khan Momand.
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
The Battle of Qala-i-Jangi (also incorrectly referred to as the Battle of Mazar-i-Sharif) took place between November 25 and December 1, 2001, in Northern Afghanistan, following the invasion by United States forces to try to overthrow the Taliban, which it had accused of harboring Al-Qaeda operatives.
Qala-i-Jangi
Qala-i-Jangi is a 19th century fortress located near Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. It is known for being the site of a bloody 2001 Taliban uprising named the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, in which at least 470 people were killed including CIA agent Johnny "Mike" Spann. It served as Northern Alliance General Abdul Rashid Dostum's military garrison during the opening stages of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present).
Battles of Mazar-i-Sharif 1997-1998
The battles of Mazar-e Sharif were a part of the Afghan Civil War and took place in 1997 and 1998 between the forces of Abdul Malik Pahlawan and his Hazara allies, Junbish-e Milli-yi Islami-yi Afghanistan and the Taliban
Eucratideia
Eucratideia was an ancient town in Bactria mentioned by a few ancient writers. It was most likely a foundation of Eucratides I who is the more important ruler of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom with the name Eucratides. Not much is known about this city and it might be just a renaming of an already existing town rather than a new foundation. Renaming of cities was a common practise in the ancient world.
These districts also belong to Vazirabad.
Other districts
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Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vazirabad.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kol-i-Baqqa, Kuli-Baka, Kul-e Baqqah, Kōl-e Baqah, کول بقه, Кули-Бака
