Forward Operating Base Shawqat
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OwnerInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
OperatorBritish Armed Forces
BuiltMarch–September 2009
FOB Shawqat | |||||||
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| Helmand Province in Afghanistan | |||||||
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| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | ||||||
| Operator | British Armed Forces | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  FOB Shawqat Shown within Afghanistan | |||||||
| Coordinates | 31°38′32″N 064°14′28″E / 31.64222°N 64.24111°E | ||||||
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| Built | March–September 2009 | ||||||
| Built by | 38 Engineer Regiment | ||||||
| In use | July 2009-August 2013 | ||||||
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| Elevation | 798 metres (2,618 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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FOB Shawqat was an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Forward Operating Base (FOB) operated by the British Armed Forces and located in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The FOB was established on the site of a British Built mud brick fort dating from the Anglo-Afghan Wars.
The base was used under Operation Herrick (OP H).