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1506

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4261

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2407

Taloqan Qunduz

Khanabad

Aybak

Baghlan

Nahrin

Warsaj

Yangi Qal Ei

Rostaq

Emam Salieb

Shir Khan Dasht-e Qaleh

Chichkeh

TAJIKISTAN

MAP LOCATION

AGCHO quadrangles shown in blue

USGS/AGS quadrangle shown in red

64°E

62°E

60°E

66°E 68°E

70°E 72°E

35°N

34°N

74°E 76°E

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30°N

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31°N

36°N

37°N

38°N

39°N

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3768

THE HEAD OFFIC E OF GEODESY & CARTOGRAPHY

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

MINISTRY OF M INES AND INDUSTRIES

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 2005-1094-C

AGS OPEN-FILE REPORT (215/216/221/222) 2005-1094-C

USGS Afghanistan Project Product No. 079

Any use of trade names in this publication is for 

descriptive purposes only and does not imply 

endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey

Cultural data from digital files from AIMS Web site 

(http://www.aims.org.af)

Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, zone 42, WGS 

84 Datum

SCALE 1:250 000

5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 KILOMETERS

5 0 5 10 15 20 MILES

NATURAL-COLOR-IMAGE MAP OF QUADRANGLES 3768 AND 3668, IMAM-SAHEB (215), RUSTAQ (216), 

BAGHLAN (221), AND TALOQAN (222) QUADRANGLES, AFGHANISTAN

By

Philip A. Davis (image processing) and Kenzie J. Turner (cartography)

2005

DATA SUMMARY

This map is a natural-color rendition created from Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus imagery collected 

between 1999 and 2002. The natural colors were generated using calibrated red-, green-, and blue-wavelength Landsat 

image data, which were correlated with red, green, and blue values of corresponding picture elements in MODIS 

(Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) “true color” mosaics of Afghanistan. These mosaics have been published 

on http://www.truecolorearth.com and modified to match more closely the Munsell colors of sampled surfaces.

Peak elevations are derived from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital data, averaged over a pixel 

representing an area of 85 m2, and they are slightly lower than the highest corresponding local point. Cultural data were 

extracted from files downloaded from the Afghanistan Information Management Service (AIMS) Web site 

(http://www.aims.org.af). The AIMS files were originally derived from maps produced by the Afghanistan Geodesy 

and Cartography Head Office (AGCHO). Cultural features were not derived from the Landsat base and consequently 

do not match it precisely.

This map is part of a series that includes a geologic map, a topographic map, a Landsat natural-color-image map, and 

a Landsat false-color-image map for the USGS/AGS (U.S. Geological Survey/Afghan Geological Survey) quadrangles 

covering Afghanistan. The maps for any given quadrangle have the same open-file number but a different letter suffix, 

namely, -A, -B, -C, and -D for the geologic, topographic, Landsat natural-color, and Landsat false-color maps, respectively. The present map series is to be followed by a second series, in which the geology is reinterpreted on the basis of 

analysis of remote-sensing data, limited fieldwork, and library research. The second series is to be produced by the 

USGS in cooperation with the AGS and AGCHO.

Road, improved or unimproved

Peak; elevation in meters

City, town, or village

EXPLANATION

3725

AFGHAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Afghanistan Geodesy and Cartography Head Office

Under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development

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