Shamsābād
in Helmand, Afghanistan

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
32.547 and 64.454 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 32° 32' 50" and E 64° 27' 14"
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: 04:17 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Asia/Kabul
UTC/GMT offset: 4.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:15 am and 7:01 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.152 and -109.439 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hanga Piko
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: 2024-05-11 07:34:58

Explore Shamsābād

Shamsābād in Helmand is located in Afghanistan about 304 mi (or 490 km) south-west of Kabul, the country's capital.

Local time in Shamsābād is now 04:17 AM (Sunday). 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 Shamsābād. The closest airport in Afghanistan is Camp Bastion Airport in a distance of 49 mi (or 79 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Now Zad, Musa Qal`ah, Sangin, Washer and Gereshk. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 87 °F

Morning Temperature 21°C / 69 °F
Evening Temperature 30°C / 87 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 73 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 9%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (11 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

27°C (81 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 13th of May 2024

32°C (89 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 14th of May 2024

34°C (94 °F)
31°C (89 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.

Videos from this area

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Afghanistan - USMC / ANA Patrol (2 of 3)

Published: November 21, 2011
Length: 40:24 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: brokercop

Video 2 of 3 of Afghan / ANA patrol in Afghanistan.


Fields of Green (2 of 2)

Published: November 17, 2011
Length: 30:48 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: brokercop

Second video of large field of marijuana found in Afghanistan.


Afghan Dirt versus Wheeled Trucks = The Battle Against the Earth

Published: November 18, 2009
Length: 10:59 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: nomorenarcissism

The first battle any army must win is against the Earth itself: http://www.combatreform.org/TRANSFORMATIONUNDERFIRE/index.htm The American DoD obsessed with "RMA" mentalism has ...


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Šams Ābād, Shamshabad, Shamsābād, شمس آباد