Latitude and longitude of Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
- Nearby Balkh, Afghanistan
Satellite map of Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
The Battle of Qala-i-Jangi (also incorrectly referred to as the "Battle of Mazar-i-Sharif") was a prisoner-of-war camp uprising that took place between November 25 and December 1, 2001, in northern Afghanistan, following the armed intervention by United States-led coalition forces to try to overthrow the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which it had accused of harboring al-Qaeda operatives.
Latitude: 36° 39' 59.99" N
Longitude: 66° 58' 59.99" E