Central and South Asia

Afghanistan’s new national park

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For our Geo Quiz today we’re looking for the name of Afghanistan’s new national park. It’s nestled in the Hindu Kush mountain range of Central Afghanistan.

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That put’s it mostly out of range of most tourists starting off in the capital Kabul. But if you’re willing to drive on steep, and bumpy dirt roads for the good part of a days, there’s an oasis at the end of the journey.

The park includes half a dozen high mountain lakes and loads of cascading waterfalls. It’s on the scale of the Grand Canyon…

For our Geo Quiz today — we’re looking for the name of Afghanistan’s new national park.

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It’s nestled high up in the Hindu Kush mountain range of Central Afghanistan. Jessica Weinstein — says getting to this national park from the capital Kabul was a long and winding journey. The answer is Band-e Amir National Park in Afghanistan. Listen:

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