page_title: Haibak
hierarchical_section_title: Haibak
caption_attribution_description: Afghanistan, Haibak (Samangan, Aybak or Aibak):; Hügel mit Höhlen
context_page_description: Haibak or Aibak is a town of Afghanistan in the Samangan Province and is a former khanate of Afghan Turkestan. The valley of Haibak, which is 3,100 feet above sea level, is fertile and richly cultivated. The town is famed in Persian legend.
  Due to its location, Haibak has been influenced by Buddhist, Islamic and Turkic and Persian peoples. In the past, it was significant because of its position on the main line of communication between Kabul and Afghan Turkestan.
  On October 23, 2003, during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, rebels fired rockets at a pickup truck ferrying passengers to Haibak, which killed ten people, including two children.
context_section_description: Haibak or Aibak is a town of Afghanistan in the Samangan Province and is a former khanate of Afghan Turkestan. The valley of Haibak, which is 3,100 feet above sea level, is fertile and richly cultivated. The town is famed in Persian legend.
  Due to its location, Haibak has been influenced by Buddhist, Islamic and Turkic and Persian peoples. In the past, it was significant because of its position on the main line of communication between Kabul and Afghan Turkestan.
  On October 23, 2003, during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, rebels fired rockets at a pickup truck ferrying passengers to Haibak, which killed ten people, including two children.
caption: Haibak in 1939
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