Ismael or Ishmael (; ;
ISO 259-3 ''Yišmaˁel''; ''Ismaēl''; ; ''ʼIsmāʻīl''), is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Sangcharak District at
Sar-e Pol Province
Sar-e-Pol, also spelled Sari Pul (), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It borders Ghor and Bamyan to the south, Samangan to the east, Balkh and Jowzjan to the north, and Faryab to the w ...
of
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
.
[Mir Hosseini, Ali Naghi. (2009). "Sangcharak in Bed Time", Qum: Ishraq, P: 91.]
It is located in the northern part of
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
, near the border of
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...
. It is about 2 hours drive from
Mazari Sharif, which is the most prominent town in the area. It also has the closest airport near Ismael.
See also
*
Sar-e Pol Province
Sar-e-Pol, also spelled Sari Pul (), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It borders Ghor and Bamyan to the south, Samangan to the east, Balkh and Jowzjan to the north, and Faryab to the w ...
References
Bibliography
* Mir Hosseini, Ali Naghi. (2009). Sangcharak in Bed Time, Vol. 1, Qum: Ishraq.
Populated places in Sar-e Pol Province
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