Char Bagh

{{Short description|Area in Laghman Province, Afghanistan}}

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{{Infobox ancient site

| name = Char Bagh

|map_type = Gandhara#Afghanistan

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| map_caption = Location in Gandhara

| coordinates = {{coord|34|31|54|N|70|17|23|E|type:landmark_region:AF|display=inline,title}}

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Char Bagh is an area within Laghman Province, Afghanistan, and is observable from the Jalalabad-Kabul Road.

History

According to some sources, when Alexander the Great entered the region, he built a town between Char Bagh and Mandrawar after the Greek god of victory.[https://archive.today/20040208232123/http://members.tripod.com/~khorasan/Miscellaneous/Route_of_Alexander.html Alexander's Route]

See also

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