Sham‘
in Samangān, Afghanistan
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Mazar I Sharif Airport (51 mi) - Bamiyan Airport (86 mi)
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Termez Airport (91 mi) - Konduz Airport (104 mi)
- Maimana Airport (140 mi)
- Kabul International Airport (147 mi)
- Chakcharan Airport (150 mi)
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Qurghonteppa International Airport (158 mi)
- Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.971 and 67.263 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 58' 14" and E 67° 15' 45"
- 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: 04:21 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- UTC/GMT offset: 4.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:00 am and 6:54 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: 2024-05-07 07:59:51
Explore Sham‘
Sham‘ in Samangān is a city in Afghanistan about 147 mi (or 236 km) north-west of Kabul, the country's capital.
Local time in Sham‘ is now 04:21 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kabul with an UTC offset of 4.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Sham‘. The closest airport in Afghanistan is Mazar I Sharif Airport in a distance of 51 mi (or 82 km), North. 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 84 mi (or 135 km), South-East.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dehi, Aq Kupruk, Duab, Dehdadi and Ru-ye Sang. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 89 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 33°C / 92 °F |
| Night Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 25% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 24% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
33°C (91 °F)
29°C (85 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
28°C (83 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
20°C (68 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
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.
Dara-I-Suf District, Samangan
DarahSof was a district in Samangan Province, northern Afghanistan. Until 2005, the district was dissolved and it is now split into 2 new districts surrounding the now, former bigger Darah Sof district: Darah Sof Balla
Darah Sof District
Darah Sof is a district of Samangan province in Afghanistan. It is located about 130 kilometres from the city of Samangan and 200 kilometres from the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, in Balkh Province. A large part of Darah Sof is surrounded by hills, where a type of wheat called Lalm (للم) is grown. A river in Darah Sof called Qalah Sarkori makes the area very lush and fertile. Many of the residents have installed small turbines to extract power from this river.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Sham‘.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
S̄am‘ Goḏām, Sham‘ Godām, Sham‘, شمع
