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Waters, ice and wild places of Afghanistan

Lakes, waterfalls, glaciers, national parks and mountain huts, each with its location, its size and the weather of the towns around it.

Lakes28with a page
Glaciers1with a page
Caves9with a page
Rivers21with a page
Band-e Sultan
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Lakes

Lakes of Afghanistan

Band-e Sultan
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Band-e Sultan

Ghazni, Ghazni
2,377 m
Band-e Sultan
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Hashmat Khan Lake

Kabul, Kabul
1.7 km²
Hashmat Khan Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Kōl-e Shēwah

Arakht, Badakhshan
14 km²
Kōl-e Shēwah
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Chārgul Nāwêr

Spin Boldak, Kandahar
1,114 m
Chārgul Nāwêr
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Daghāl, Farah

Farah, Farah
665 m
Daghāl, Farah
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Eshgīn-e ‘Aām

Zaranj, Nimroz
478 m
Eshgīn-e ‘Aām
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Imshik

Sheberghan, Jowzjan
341 m
Imshik
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Jiyā

Chiras, Sar-e Pol Province
2,721 m
Jiyā
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Jī Kalān

Chiras, Sar-e Pol Province
2,707 m
Jī Kalān
All 28 lakes
Glaciers

Glaciers of Afghanistan

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Qasdah Glacier

Fotur, Badakhshan
4,741 m
Qasdah Glacier
Caves

Caves of Afghanistan

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Kara Kamar cave

Aybak, Samangan
Kara Kamar cave
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Burān Khēl Mēnē

Qalat, Zabul
1,724 m
Burān Khēl Mēnē
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Dê Jīālīzī Mēnē

Qalat, Zabul
1,712 m
Dê Jīālīzī Mēnē
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Ghār-e Kabūtar

Nili, Daykundi
2,676 m
Ghār-e Kabūtar
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Ghārō Bayṯah

Mehtar Lām, Laghman
863 m
Ghārō Bayṯah
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Muḩammad Shafīq Mēnah

Qalat, Zabul
1,703 m
Muḩammad Shafīq Mēnah
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Sulţān Mēnah

Qalat, Zabul
1,712 m
Sulţān Mēnah
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Qoul-I Akram Caves

Bamyan, Bamyan
Qoul-I Akram Caves
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Kalai Ghamai Caves

Bamyan, Bamyan
Kalai Ghamai Caves
Rivers

Rivers of Afghanistan

Arghandab River
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Arghandab River

Lashkar Gah, Helmand
Arghandab River
Kurram River
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Kurram River

Gardez, Paktia
Kurram River
Salang River
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Salang River

Jabal os Saraj, Parwan
Salang River
Alingar River
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Alingar River

Mehtar Lām, Laghman
Alingar River
Pech River
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Pech River

Asadabad, Kunar
Pech River
Tarnak River
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Tarnak River

Kandahar, Kandahar
Tarnak River
Surkhrud
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Surkhrud

Ḩukūmatī Azrah, Logar
Surkhrud
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Kokcha River

Chīchkah, Kunduz
Kokcha River
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Dori River

Kandahar, Kandahar
Dori River
All 21 rivers