Qal‘ah-ye Surkh
in Ghazni, Afghanistan

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
33.565 and 68.360 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 33° 33' 53" and E 68° 21' 36"
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: 11:59 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Asia/Kabul
UTC/GMT offset: 4.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:09 am and 6:38 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Delve into Qal‘ah-ye Surkh

Qal‘ah-ye Surkh in Ghazni is a city located in Afghanistan about 81 mi (or 131 km) south-west of Kabul, the country's capital town.

Current time in Qal‘ah-ye Surkh is now 11:59 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kabul with an UTC offset of 4.5 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Qal‘ah-ye Surkh. The closest airport in Afghanistan is Sharana Airstrip in a distance of 41 mi (or 66 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 Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley in a distance of 94 mi (or 151 km), North.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ghazni, Chahar Qal`ah, Tormay, Miray and Ramak. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 44 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 40 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 76%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

8°C (46 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

12°C (54 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

14°C (58 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Videos from this area

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Poland's last brigade in Ghazni (NATO in Afghanistan)

Published: December 03, 2013
Length: 05:12 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: NATO

It's been five years since Poland first sent troops to Ghazni. Here the 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade take over from the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade in the same week as the Polish side of the...


PP Blues-Ghazni .wmv

Published: March 13, 2011
Length: 26:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ghazni48

Ghazni Blues Band let's it rips after three days of PPE wearing them down.


RC East Danicing Afghanistan

Published: November 18, 2013
Length: 14:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Robert Street

SGT Scheib was a little over joyed for missions in the Ghazni Providence.


V zmiana PKW Afganistan, 5 PUŁK INŻYNIERYJNY, grupa inżynieryjna. Four corners

Published: June 25, 2010
Length: 56:08 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: damianos555

Film o pracy polskich pododdzialów inżynieryjnych w Afganistanie http://slowianie.feen.pl/index.php.


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Published: November 09, 2011
Length: 17:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: eidgoat2010

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kalasurkh, Qal‘a-i-Suṟkh, Qal‘a Suṟkh, Qal‘ah-ye Surkh, Qal‘eh-ye Sorkh, قلعه سرخ