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Explore Islam Qal'ah in Afghanistan

Islam Qal'ah in the region of Kabul is a town in Afghanistan - some 13 mi or ( 21 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Islam Qal'ah is now 12:05 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: Kotah-ye 'Ashro, Somochak, Qal'ah-ye Baqay, Paghman, and Mehtar Lam. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Kotah-ye 'Ashro . We encountered 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 Islam Qal'ah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kaboul, cité interdite - 01

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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 ..

Afghanistan Online 1 of 2 - BBC Our World Documentary

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Afghanistan Online 1 of 2 - BBC Our World Documentary, recorded 17.05.2010 Can the web help aid development in a country blighted by poverty and decades of war? Najieh Ghulami travels to Afghanistan t ..


Kabul April 2012

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Kabul, 8 April 2012, Salam ..

White City

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White City live in Romain's garden Kabul April 09 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kabul Province

Tajbeg Palace

Tajbeg Palace or Tapa-e-Tajbeg Palace is a Palace built in the 1920s and located about ten miles (16 km) outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan. The stately mansion sits atop a knoll among foothills where the Afghan royal family once hunted and picnicked. It should not be confused with Darul Aman Palace, which is about 0.8 miles northeast from Tajbeg.

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Located at 34.45 69.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1920s architecture, Kabul Province, Palaces in Afghanistan, Royal residences in Afghanistan

Operation Storm-333

Operation Storm-333 («Шторм-333») was the codename of the Soviet special forces operation on 27 December 1979 in which Soviet special forces stormed the Tajbeg Palace in Afghanistan and killed Afghani President Hafizullah Amin and his 200 personal guards. His eleven-year-old son died due to shrapnel wounds.. He was replaced by Babrak Karmal.

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Located at 34.45 69.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1979 in Afghanistan, 1979 in the Soviet Union, Afghanistan–Soviet Union relations, Airborne operations, Battles involving Afghanistan, Battles of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, Coups d'état, History of Kabul, Military assassinations, Russian special forces operations

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.

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Located at 34.47 69.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1920s architecture, Buildings and structures in Kabul, Palaces in Afghanistan, Royal residences in 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.

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Located at 34.47 69.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kabul, Government buildings completed in 1922, Infrastructure completed in 1922, Museums in Afghanistan