Shindand
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Shindand is a town and district in western Afghanistan’s Herat Province, known historically as a strategic location with a significant airbase.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shindand canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Sabzawar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabzevar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid climate ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1,100 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Shindand Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
airfield
ⓘ
runways ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Pashto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian (Dari) ⓘ |
| hasRole | district center ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
military importance
ⓘ
strategic air operations hub ⓘ |
| knownFor |
airbase
ⓘ
strategic location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Herat Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Afghanistan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Greater Herat region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Farah Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | main road between Herat and Kandahar ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Herat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shindand District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | agricultural area ⓘ |
| timeZone | Afghanistan Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Afghan Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet military (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States military (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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