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Kalaaka Destination Guide

Explore Kalaaka in Afghanistan

Kalaaka in the region of Kabul is a town in Afghanistan - some 10 mi or ( 17 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kalaaka is now 03:20 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Somochak, Shakardarah, Paghman, Mehtar Lam, and Khost. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Somochak . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kalaaka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Kaboul, cité interdite - 01

9:23 min by TDHSRILANKA
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Kaboul, cité interdite - 01 En 2001, alors que les attentats du 11 septembre n'avaient pas encore eu lieu, les Talibans faisaient régner la terreur en Afghanistan. Deux journalistes français avaient r ..

Approach and Landing in Kabul - Afghanistan

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Wide body aircraft cockpit view GoPro HD ..


Some Very Beautiful Things

3:19 min by AIR1video
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Highlights from Brant Hansen's trip with Air1 to CURE hospital in Afghanistan, where he handed out hats and blankets that were made by Air1 listeners. ..

IDPs camp in Kabul

4:42 min by mkrtjp
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Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan, this city is getting larger year by year. Not only returnee refugee, but also job seekers all over the country gathering Kabul. Kote-Sangi is one of place that jobl ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Qargha Reservoir

Qargha is a lake and reservoir in Afghanistan, just 9 km from Kabul.

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Located at 34.56 69.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Lakes of Afghanistan, Reservoirs in Afghanistan

Paghman

Paghman is a town in the hills near Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. It is the center of the Paghman District which has a population of about 120,000 (2002 official UNHCR est. ), of which 70% are Pashtuns and 30% Tajiks. The Paghman District is situated in the western part of Kabul Province. The Paghman Gardens is the major attraction for which Paghman was once called the capital garden of Afghanistan.

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Located at 34.58 68.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kabul Province

Polytechnical University of Kabul

Kabul Polytechnic is a university located in Kabul, Afghanistan and was established in 1963 in Karte Mamourin area beside the Intercontinental Hotel. The university has three faculties with 19 sub-departments, including 11 professional and 8 general subject departments. In June 2002, the first government of Afghanistan was formed by the Loya Jirga which took place at a tent on the campus of the Polytechnical University.

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Located at 34.53 69.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Education in Kabul, Educational institutions established in 1963, Universities in Afghanistan

Dashte Barchi

Dasht-E-Barchi is the western part of Kabul, Afghanistan. The residents of this area are 100% Hazara. They constitute around 3.5 million people from the 8 million population who lives in Kabul. Dasht-E-Barchi is the most peaceful part of Kabul that not a single explosion happened in this 10 years,and is where the most intelligent students of afghanistan live(as the concore examination shows).

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Located at 34.49 69.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Neighborhoods of Kabul

Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul

The Inter-Continental (also known as the Inter-Con) is a three star hotel located in the Kârte Parwân neighbourhood in western Kabul, Afghanistan. It served as the nation's first international luxury hotel, one of the most visited by foreigners since its opening in 1969. The hotel has 200 rooms and is equipped with a swimming pool, a gym, and about four restaurants for dine in or room service.

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Located at 34.54 69.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1969, Buildings and structures in Kabul, History of Kabul, Hotels established in 1969, Hotels in Kabul, InterContinental hotels