Baghlan
بغلان | |
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Coordinates: 36°7′58″N 68°42′0″E / 36.13278°N 68.70000°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Baghlan Province |
Elevation | 1,732 ft (528 m) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 119,607 |
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Time zone | + 4.30 |
Postal code | 36XX |
History of Afghanistan |
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The palace of the emir in 1839 |
Timeline |
Baghlan (Pashto and Dari: بغلان Baġlān) is a city in northern Afghanistan, in the eponymous Baghlan Province. It is located three miles east of the Kunduz River, 35 miles south of Khanabad, and about 500 metres above sea level in the northern Hindu Kush. Baghlan's capital, Puli Khumri, is known to be an economic hub connected to eight other provinces by the Kabul-North highway.[1]
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