Shebartoo

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Shebartoo
شیبرتو/شبرتو ,
Dasht-e Shebartu
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Plain
Shebartoo is located in Afghanistan
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Coordinates (Centre): 34°46′52″N 67°29′25″E / 34.781111°N 67.490278°E / 34.781111; 67.490278
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceBamyan Province
DistrictShahidan (Shaidan) district

Shebartoo (also Shibartu, Shibartoo, Shibarto, Sebartoo, Shebarto, Shebartu, Sebartu, Sibartoo), (Dari/Hazaragi language: شیبرتو/شبرتو, Dasht-e Shebartu) is a plain in Shahidan (Shaidan) district, west of Bamiyan city, the provincial capital of Bamyan Province. The Shebartoo lies on the Bamiyan — Band-e AmirYakawlang road, about half-way between the Bamiyan valley and the Band-e Amir lakes.

Villages[edit]

The seven villages located on the Shebartoo are:

  • Pirdad : پیرداد
  • Habashi : حبشی
  • Eikhtiyaran : اختیاران
  • Kaj : کج
  • Goombazi :گومبزی
  • Sarma Ghol : سرما قول
  • Bum-e Shibar : بوم شیبر

Population[edit]

The people who live on the Shebartoo are known as the Shebartoo Hazara.

Airport[edit]

The gravel strip known as Shebartoo Airport, which is also called Bamiyan Airport (ICAO: OABN; IATA: BIN),[1] is the main airport for Bamiyan Province.[2][3]

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Further reading[edit]

  • Weber, Olivier (2006) "Chapitre 52: Vallon de Shebartu" Le grand festin de l'Orient ("Chapter 52: Shebartu Valley" The Great Feast of the East) R. Laffont, Paris, ISBN 2-266-14997-0, in French; an earlier edition by the same publisher was published in 2004, ISBN 2-221-09802-1