Chalas

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Chalas
Village
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Chalas
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°47′29″N70°49′1″E / 34.79139°N 70.81694°E / 34.79139; 70.81694 Coordinates: 34°47′29″N70°49′1″E / 34.79139°N 70.81694°E / 34.79139; 70.81694
Country Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
Province Kunar Province
Time zone + 4.30

Chalas is a village in Kunar Province, in eastern Afghanistan. [1] It is a large village situated on the acclivity of a mountain and lies on a river. [2] It lies about halfway between Dara-I-Pech (to the north) and Khas Konar to the south on the Kunar River.

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References

  1. Geographic Names, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, accessed 28 April 2011
  2. Notes on Afghanistan & Baluchistan. Nisa Traders. 1982. Retrieved 28 April 2011.