Fortress
Qala-i-Jangi
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · 19th century
Qala-i-Jangi (Dari/Pashto: قلعهِ جنگی) is a 19th-century fortress located near Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. It is known for being the site of a bloody 2001 Taliban uprising named the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, in which at least 470 people were killed, including CIA agent Johnny "Mike" Spann. Qala-i-Jangi served as Northern Alliance warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum's military garrison during the opening stages of the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021).
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Qala-i-Jangi ranks #1,444 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #5 of the 6 mapped in Afghanistan. Founded c. 1850, it is older than 8% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 496 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Afghanistan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Qala-i-Jangi?
Qala-i-Jangi stands in Afghanistan, at 36.66667°, 66.98333°.
When was Qala-i-Jangi built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1850. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Qala-i-Jangi?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,444 of 7,044 worldwide, and #5 in Afghanistan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Qala-i-Jangi?
Ak-Saray Palace, about 267 km away.
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