Chihil Sutūn in Kabul
Destination Guide Afghanistan

National Museum of Afghanistan

The National Museum of Afghanistan, also known as the Afghan National Museum or sometimes the Kabul Museum, is a two-story building located 9 km southwest of the center of Kabul City in Afghanistan. It was built in 1922 during the reign of King Amanullah Khan. The collection inside the museum was transferred from another location in the city and began as a 'Cabinet of Curiosities' in 1919.

Located at 34.4675, 69.12 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Afghanistan, Buildings and structures in Kabul, Government buildings completed in 1922, Infrastructure completed in 1922

Darul Aman Palace

Darul Aman Palace ("abode of peace" or, in a double meaning "abode of Aman") is a European-style palace, now ruined, located about sixteen kilometers (ten miles) outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan. Darul Aman Palace was built in the early 1920s as a part of the endeavours by King Amanullah Khan to modernize Afghanistan. It was to be part of the new capital city (also called Darul Aman or Darulaman) that the king was intending to build, connected to Kabul through a narrow-gauge railway.

Located at 34.4652, 69.1193 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Palaces in Afghanistan, Royal residences in Afghanistan, Buildings and structures in Kabul, 1920s architecture

Bala Hissar, Kabul

Bala Hissar is an ancient fortress located in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The estimated date of construction is around the 5th century A.D. Bala Hissar sits to the south of the modern city centre at the tail end of the Kuh-e-Sherdarwaza Mountain. The Walls of Kabul, which are 20 feet high and 12 feet thick, start at the fortress and follow the mountain ridge in a sweeping curve down to the river. It sports a set of gates for access to the fortress.

Located at 34.5056, 69.1917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Kabul, History of Kabul, Former fortresses

Gardens of Babur

The Gardens of Babur, locally called Bagh-e Babur, is a historic park in Kabul, Afghanistan, and also the last resting-place of the first Mughal emperor Babur. The gardens are thought to have been developed around 1528 AD (935 AH) when Babur gave orders for the construction of an ‘avenue garden’ in Kabul, described in some detail in his memoirs, the Baburnama.

Located at 34.503, 69.16 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mughal funerary gardens in Afghanistan, Parks in Kabul, Landscape design history, Mughal terraced gardens in Afghanistan, Paradise gardens in Afghanistan

Habibia High School

Habibia High School is a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, which has educated many of the former and current Afghan elite, including President Hamid Karzai and the country's most famous musician Ahmad Zahir. It was founded by King Habibullah Khan in 1903. It is situated in the south of the city in a district known as Carteh Seh. It suffered severe damage during the civil war of the 1990s between the different mujahideen factions who had ousted the communist government of Mohammad Najibullah in 1992.

Located at 34.5, 69.1498 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Habibia High School alumni, Schools in Afghanistan