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Kabul city, situated 5,900 ft above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains.. Kabul is located between Latitude 34-31' North and Longitude 69-12' East at an altitude of 1800 m (6000 feet) above sea level, which makes it one of the world's highest capital cities.
Kabul is also spelled as Cabool, Cabol, Kabol, or Cabul. [citation needed]Kabul was known by different names throughout its history. [23] Its meaning is unknown, but "certainly pre-dates the advent of Islam when it was an important centre on the route between India and the Hellenic world". [24]
Char Asiab District (Persian: چهار آسیاب, Chahār Aasiāb Char Asiab, Chahar Asiab, Charasiab, Charasiah or Charasia) is a district, approximately 11 km (7 miles) south of the city of Kabul, and is situated in the southern part of Kabul province, Afghanistan. It has a population of 32,500 people (2002 official UNHCR estimate).
Area Urban area Agricultural area Vacant area Location map District 1 ناحیه ۱ Central Chindawol Kharabat (street) Jadayi Maiwand (street) Mandawi (street) Rika Khana Shur Bazar: 4.67 km² 65.3% ~0% 18.9% District 2 ناحیه ۲ Central Andarabi Baharistan Deh Afghanan Karte Ariana Karte Parwan (part) Murad Khane Shash Darak (part) 6.76 ...
Surobi, Sarobi, or Sarubi District (Pashto: سروبي ولسوالۍ) is a district of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Its capital, Surobi, lies about 60 kilometres east of Kabul along the A01 highway, although much of the district lies northeast of Kabul. Surobi is famous all over Afghanistan as the birthplace of Faisal Babakarkhail a well known ...
Jalrez lay along the Silk Road between Kabul and Bamyan. The name is believed to derive from the Dari words "jal", meaning 'light reflection' and "rez" meaning 'to pour', possibly related to the confluence of two rivers in the area. Prior to 1964, Jalrez District belonged to the Maidan alaqadari (subdistrict) of Kabul province. [1]
During Afghanistan's history it had a number of provinces in it. It started out as just Kabul, Herat, Qandahar, and Balkh but the number of provinces increased and by 1880 the provinces consisted of Balkh, Herat, Qandahar, Ghazni, Jalalabad, and Kabul. [5] Southern Province – dissolved in 1964 to create Paktia Province.
Farza District, also referred to as Farza, is district of Kabul Province, Afghanistan, with a population of 18,000 people. [1] It is located 45 km (28 miles) north of Kabul, in the hills of the northwestern part of the Shomali Plain, and south of the villages of Istalif and Qarabagh. Farza District contains eighteen villages.