Qala-i-Jangi

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Qala-i-Jangi is a 19th century Afghan fortress near Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan .

history

The fortress was built in 1889 to defend against British troops . It took 12 years to build. The Taliban occupied the fort from 1994 to 2001 . It then served as a US prison camp. In 2001 the battle of Qala-i-Jangi broke out when the prisoners rebelled.

Web links

Commons : Qala-i-Jangi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/05/war-afghanistan-spann-qala-i-jangi/392402/

Coordinates: 36 ° 40 ′ 1.2 ″  N , 66 ° 59 ′ 2.8 ″  E