Sher Khan Bandar
Sherkhan Bandar
شېرخان بندر | |
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  Sherkhan Bandar Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°11′0″N 68°25′01″E / 37.18333°N 68.41694°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kunduz Province |
| District | Imam Sahib District |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Shērkhān Bandar (Pashto/Dari: شېرخان بندر) is a border town and a port in the Kunduz Province of Afghanistan, next to the Panj River near the border with Tajikistan. Its old name was Qezel Qal'eh. It was renamed after Sher Khan Nashir, Khan of the Kharoti tribe, governor of the Kunduz region in the 1930s. The port links Kunduz and Kabul in Afghanistan with Qurghonteppa and Dushanbe in Tajikistan.
The town began to grow in the last decade, particularly after the 2007 completion of the Tajikistan–Afghanistan bridge at Panji Poyon. This boosted trade between Afghanistan and Central Asia with as many as 400 shipping trucks coming to Sherkhan Bandar every day. It also made many local shop owners very rich.[1]
In November 2012 the Afghan officials announced that they plan to build about 2,000 new residential houses, including 41 business plazas and stores.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "As Trade Is Rerouted, a Border Town Booms". Yaroslav Trofimov. The Wall Street Journal. June 11, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Work on commercial town in Kunduz begins". Hidayatullah. Pajhwok Afghan News. November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
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