Shebartoo Explained

Shebartoo
Native Name:	شیبرتو/شبرتو, Dasht-e Shebartu
Type:	Plain
Pushpin Map:	Afghanistan
Pushpin Relief:	yes
Coordinates:	34.7811°N 67.4903°W
Coor Pinpoint:	Centre
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Bamyan Province
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Shahidan (Shaidan) district

Shebartoo (also Shibartu, Shibartoo, Shibarto, Sebartoo, Shebarto, Shebartu, Sebartu, Sibartoo), (Dari/Hazaragi language: شیبرتو/شبرتو, Dasht-e Shebartu) is a plain in Shahidan (Shaidan) district, west of Bamiyan city, the provincial capital of Bamyan Province. The Shebartoo lies on the Bamiyan — Band-e Amir — Yakawlang road, about half-way between the Bamiyan valley and the Band-e Amir lakes.

Villages

The seven villages located on the Shebartoo are:

• Pirdad : پیرداد
• Habashi : حبشی
• Eikhtiyaran : اختیاران
• Kaj : کج
• Goombazi :گومبزی
• Sarma Ghol : سرما قول
• Bum-e Shibar : بوم شیبر

Population

The people who live on the Shebartoo are known as the Shebartoo Hazara.

Airport

The gravel strip known as Shebartoo Airport, which is also called Bamiyan Airport (ICAO: OABN; IATA: BIN),^[1] is the main airport for Bamiyan Province.^{[2] [3]}

Further reading

• Weber, Olivier (2006) "Chapitre 52: Vallon de Shebartu" Le grand festin de l'Orient ("Chapter 52: Shebartu Valley" The Great Feast of the East) R. Laffont, Paris,, in French; an earlier edition by the same publisher was published in 2004,

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20081029000755/http://www.airportfact.com/c5819-BIN-OABN-bamyan.html "Bamyan BIN OABN Flight & Airport Guide" Airport Fact
2. http://www.afghanistannewscenter.com/news/1999/may/may29c1999.htm (29 May 1999) "Opp welcomes AI report on Taliban atrocities" Afghan News Center
3. http://www.bamiyan-development.org/travel-diary/19thday2/ Toubekis, Georgios (29 June 2007) "19th Day" Bamiyan Development Community Portal