Adraskan

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Adraskan
Adraskan (Afghanistan)
Adraskan
Adraskan
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°38′33″N 62°16′2″E / 33.6425, 62.26722
Country Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan
Province Herat Province
District Adraskan District
Time zone + 4.30 (UTC)

Adraskan is an old town in western Afghanistan, mentioned in 13th and 14th century geographies as one of four prominent towns in the district of Sabzwar, the Green Place, which, now called Shindand (Pashto equivalent of Sabzwar). Now the town is the center of Adraskan District in Herat Province, Afghanistan. It is located on 33.6425° N 62.2672° E at 1343 m altitude. The main road Herat-Kandahar passes through the town area.


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