Mār Kandah

Mār Kandah: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mār Kandah

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mār Kandah — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.40636, 67.59263. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mār Kandah

• Shahr-i Ghulghula · fort · Bamyan Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Buddhas of Bamiyan · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hajigak Pass · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~67 km · Must-see
• Band-e Zulfiqar · lake · Bamyan Province · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kōtal-e Mullā Ya‘qūb · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~14 km
• Kōh-e Khwājah Muḩammad · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~21 km
• Shah Fuladi · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~33 km
• Kōtal-e Ghow Gardān · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~38 km
• Kuh-e Baba · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~41 km
• Kohe Urgas · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~50 km
• Kotal-i- Zard Sang · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~51 km
• Kohe Ahengaran · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~53 km
• Kōtal-e Khār Pusht · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~61 km
• Kalai Ghamai Caves · cave · Bamyan Province · ~62 km
• Pereval Mazar · dargah · Ghazni Province · ~62 km
• Qoul-I Akram Caves · cave · Bamyan Province · ~63 km
• Kuh-e Dasht-e Gech · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~63 km
• Kōtal-e Siyāh Kharak · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~64 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mār Kandah

Other forts & heritage near Mār Kandah

• Shahr-i Ghulghula · fort · Bamyan Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Shahr-e Zuhak · fort · Bamyan Province · ~73 km
• Qallay Kaphari B · fort · Bamyan Province · ~102 km
• Qallay Kaphari A · fort · Bamyan Province · ~102 km
• Chehel Burj · fort · Bamyan Province · ~132 km
• Apple Roundabout · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~146 km
• Saraye Kotal;Saray-e Kowtal;Saray-e Kotal · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~10 km
• Rāh Kol · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~27 km
• Takatū · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~30 km
• Āwlēsh · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~30 km

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