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{{Short description|Area in Laghman Province, Afghanistan}}
{{distinguish|Charbagh}}
{{Infobox ancient site 
| name                   = Char Bagh
|map_type                = Gandhara#Afghanistan                 
| map_size               = 300px
| map_caption            = Location in Gandhara
| coordinates            = {{coord|34|31|54|N|70|17|23|E|type:landmark_region:AF|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Char Bagh''' is an area within [[Laghman Province]], [[Afghanistan]], and is observable from the [[Jalalabad]]-[[Kabul]] Road.

==History==
According to some sources, when [[Alexander the Great]] entered the region, he built a town between Char Bagh and [[Mandawar, Rajasthan|Mandrawar]] after the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] [[Nike (mythology)|god of victory]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20040208232123/http://members.tripod.com/~khorasan/Miscellaneous/Route_of_Alexander.html Alexander's Route<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Cophen campaign]]

==References==
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{{Laghman Province}}

[[Category:Laghman Province]]
[[Category:History of Laghman Province]]
[[Category:Hellenistic sites in Afghanistan]]

{{Laghman-geo-stub}}