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Almar District, Faryab, Afghanistani
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Almar DistrictDistrict
FaryabProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
405211
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405211:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
distretto di Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan
Russian:
Алмар, Фарьяб, Афганистан
Azeri:
Almar vulusvalisi, Fəryab vilayəti, Əfqanıstan
Bengali:
আলমার জেলা, ফারিয়ব প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Almār, Faryab Province, Apganistan
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی المار, ولایت فاریاب, افغانستان
Indonesian:
Almar, Provinsi Faryab, Afganistan
Malay:
Daerah Almar, Wilayah Faryab, Afghanistan
Pashto:
المار ولسوالۍ, فارياب ولايت, افغانستان
Swedish:
Almār, Faryab, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Elmar, Faryab, Afganistan
Urdu:
المار ضلع, صوبہ فاریاب, افغانستان
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Almor tumani, Foryob , Afgʻoniston
Vietnamese:
Almar , Faryab, Afghanistan
Welsh:
Almar, Faryab, Affganistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع المار, صوبہ فاریاب, افغانستان


Almar is a district in the southwestern part of Faryab Province, Afghanistan. Its northern border is the national border with Turkmenistan.

The district centre is the ancient bazaar town of Almar (also known as Alaqadari-i-Almar or Almar Bazar). Located in a dry desert at an altitude of 847m, 35 km from Maimana, this town is a major supply centre for all the villages on the banks of the Band-i-Turkestan river.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almar_District
Wikidata ID:Q3694490
GeoNames ID:7052928


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