A Greco Roman gladiator on a glass vessel Begram 2nd century Tags: Bagram View |
An Indian ivory from Begram 2nd century Tags: Bagram View |
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Plaster mold from Begram Tags: Bagram View |
US air base in Bagram Afghanistan c Digital Globe 2009 Screenshot taken from Google Earth Detainees held in the U S military detention center at Bagram Air Base are in the middle of a Tags: Bagram View |
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Bagram, Bagr?m or Begram (Greek: Alexandria of the Caucasus, medieval Kapisa) was an ancient city located at the junction of the Ghorband (Ghorband Valley) and Panjshir (Panjshir Valley) valleys, near todays city of Charikar, Afghanistan. Bagram is located about 60 kilometers north of Kabul, in the Bagram district in Parwan Province. Today Bagram is a village.
Its location made it a key passage from India along the Silk Road leading westwards through the mountains towards Bamiyan (Bamyan City).
Alexandria was laid out in the Greek "hippodamian plan" and had brick walls reinforced with towers at the angles. The central street was bordered with shops and workshops.
Official Name: Bagram
Image Skyline: Bagrambazaar.jpg
Image Map: AfghanischeKinder.jpg
Map Caption: Afghan school kids in Bagram
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Pushpin Map: Afghanistan
Pushpin Map Caption: Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates Display: inline,title
Coordinates Region: AF
Subdivision Type: Country
Subdivision Name: flagAfghanistan
Subdivision Type1: Province (Provinces of Afghanistan)
Subdivision Name1: Parwan Province
Subdivision Type2: District (Districts of Afghanistan)
Unit Pref: Imperial
Population Blank1 Title: Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title: Religions
Timezone: + 4.30
Latd: 34 latm=58lats=00 latNS=N
Longd: 69longm=17longs=34longEW=E
Elevation M: 1492
Footnotes: History of Afghanistan