Qala-i-Naw

قلعه نو; Qala-i-Naw
Coordinates	34 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ N , 63 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ E Coordinates: 34 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ N , 63 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ E.
Basic data
Country	Afghanistan
province	Badghis
District	Qala-i-Naw
ISO 3166-2	AF-BDG
height	950 m
surface	3 km²
	View of Qala-i-Naw

Qala-i-Naw ( Persian قلعه نو) is the capital of the district of the same name in the Afghan province of Badghis . Information on the number of inhabitants fluctuates between 14,500 and 64,125.

Downtown Qala-I-Naw

The Afghan security forces and Spanish soldiers and police officers under ISAF mandate were responsible for the security of Qala-i-Naw until the withdrawal of the Spaniards . The main base of the Spaniards was also in Qala-i-Naw.

Qala-i-Naw has a small airport that is primarily used for military purposes.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015. UN-Habitat , archived from the original on October 31, 2015 ; accessed on October 8, 2019 .
↑ UN-Habitat (ed.): State of Afghan Cities 2015 Volume 1 . tape 1 , 2015, p. 12 ( issuu.com ).
↑ Miguel González: After US request, Spain considers sending troops to Afghanistan again . In: El País . June 6, 2017, ISSN 1134-6582 ( elpais.com [accessed October 8, 2019]).

[1] The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015. UN-Habitat , archived from the original on October 31, 2015 ; accessed on October 8, 2019 .

[2] UN-Habitat (ed.): State of Afghan Cities 2015 Volume 1 . tape 1 , 2015, p. 12 ( issuu.com ).

[3] Miguel González: After US request, Spain considers sending troops to Afghanistan again . In: El País . June 6, 2017, ISSN 1134-6582 ( elpais.com [accessed October 8, 2019]).