Narkala

Narkala: 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 Narkala

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 Narkala — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.74194, 67.09139. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Narkala

• Band-e Zulfiqar · lake · Bamyan Province · ~22 km · Must-see
• Band-e Amir National Park · sanctuary · Bamyan Province · ~30 km · Must-see
• Band-e Ghulaman · lake · Bamyan Province · ~14 km
• Band-e-Amir Entrance · cave · Bamyan Province · ~15 km
• Band-e-Haibat Waterfall · waterfall · Bamyan Province · ~16 km
• Crystal coral cave · cave · Bamyan Province · ~18 km
• Kotal-i- Zard Sang · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~24 km
• Kōtal-e Shatū · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~28 km
• Qallay Kaphari B · fort · Bamyan Province · ~29 km
• Qallay Kaphari A · fort · Bamyan Province · ~30 km
• Kotal-i-Zard-i-Gao · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~33 km
• Kuh-e Baba · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~37 km
• Yakhak · lake · Bamyan Province · ~47 km
• Kōtal-e Khār Pusht · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~51 km
• Kōtal-e Ghow Gardān · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~53 km
• Kōtal-e Nargis · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~56 km
• Chehel Burj · fort · Bamyan Province · ~59 km
• Shah Fuladi · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~62 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Narkala

Other forts & heritage near Narkala

• Shahr-i Ghulghula · fort · Bamyan Province · ~86 km · Must-see
• Qallay Kaphari B · fort · Bamyan Province · ~29 km
• Qallay Kaphari A · fort · Bamyan Province · ~30 km
• Chehel Burj · fort · Bamyan Province · ~59 km
• Shahr-e Zuhak · fort · Bamyan Province · ~102 km
• Hazrat Ali Shrin · fort · Bamyan Province · ~16 km
• Krepost’ Kalayi-Shakhmusa · fort · Bamyan Province · ~68 km
• Takatū · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~70 km
• Āwlēsh · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~70 km
• Mār Kandah · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~74 km

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