Karukh

Karukh
Karukh Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°29′24″N 62°35′24″E / 34.49000°N 62.59000°E / 34.49000; 62.59000Coordinates: 34°29′24″N 62°35′24″E / 34.49000°N 62.59000°E / 34.49000; 62.59000
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Herat Province
District	Karukh District
Elevation	4,330 ft (1,320 m)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Karukh is a town and the center of Karukh District, Herat Province, Afghanistan. The population is more than 18,800 people. The town is located at 34°29′N 62°35′E / 34.49°N 62.59°E / 34.49; 62.59 at 1320 m altitude, 50 km northeast of Herat.
Karukh’s busy bazaar is continuously mentioned in travelogues down through the centuries. The shrine of Hazrat Alla Berdi, Sufi ul-Islam, stands there (see the photo here).

References

Nancy Dupree "A historical guide to Afghanistan"
Census Data

Herat Province

Capital	Herat

Districts	Adraskan Chishti Sharif Farsi Ghoryan Gulran Guzara Hirat Injil Karukh Kohsan Kushk Kushki Kuhna Obe Pashtun Zarghun Shindand Zinda Jan

Cities	Adraskan Azizabad Baluchi Bazargan Chisht Chishti Sharif Farsi Ghurian Gulran Guzara Herat Injil Islam Qala Karukh Kohsan Kushk Kushki Kuhna Obe Pashtun Zarghun Sabzawar Shindand Towraghondi Zendeh Jan

Landmarks	Herat citadel Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine Friday Mosque of Herat Tomb of Queen Goharshad Mousallah Complex Herat City Old Fort

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