Asqalan | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kunduz Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kunduz District |
Timezone: | + 4.30 |
Coordinates: | 36.8444°N 68.745°W |
Asqalan or Askalan is a village in Kunduz Province, in northern Afghanistan.[1] It lies roughly 20 kilometres northwest of Kunduz and is also an archaeological site of an ancient tomb.[2] [3] [4]
The Khanabad River lies to the south of the village and to the north is a vast open desert. The Asqalan diversionary dam and public canal has been reconstructed to supply sufficient water to the Asqalan and Minfareq canals for irrigation in the area.[5] South of the village along the river bank, is a terraced farmland, also known as the Khanabad Plain.[6]