Gonbad, Afghanistan

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Gonbad, Afghanistan
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Gonbad
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°41′N68°0′E / 34.683°N 68.000°E / 34.683; 68.000
CountryFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
Province Bamyan Province
Time zone + 4.30

Gonbad, Afghanistan is a village in Bamyan Province in central Afghanistan. [1]

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  1. "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-20.