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Char Asiab

Coordinates: 34°23′55″N 69°10′3″E / 34.39861°N 69.16750°E / 34.39861; 69.16750
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Chahar Aasiaab
چهار آسیاب Chahār Aasiāb
Chahar Aasiaab is located in Afghanistan
Chahar Aasiaab
Chahar Aasiaab
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°23′55″N 69°10′3″E / 34.39861°N 69.16750°E / 34.39861; 69.16750
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKabul Province
DistrictChar Asiab District
Elevation
6,047 ft (1,843 m)
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Persian: چهار آسیاب Chahār Aasiāb Char Asiab, Chahar Asiab, Charasiab, Charasiah or Charasia is a town, ca. 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Kabul in the Char Asiab District.

It was the site of the Battle of Charasiab in 1879 and the Second Battle of Charasiab on 25 April 1880[1] during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

References

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  1. ^ A Short History of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers