Qal'a Kōhistān

Qala of Kohistan lies in the mountainous country south of Maymana. Kohistan means a land of mountains, a fitting name for this southern part of Faryab, where ridges and valleys divide the highland settlements from the plains farther north. The fortress name Qala is found throughout the Persian-speaking world, but here it belongs to the local centre of this rugged district, amid the western extensions of the Afghan highlands.