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| Kabul | ||
| province | Kabul Province | |
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| Residents | 3.678.034 (2015) | |
| height | 1,790 m | |
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Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. With almost 3 million inhabitants, it is also the largest city in the country and its cultural and economic center.
Districts
- Shahr-e Naw
- Wazir Akbar Khan
- Macro Ryans (1, 2, 3 and 4)
- Khair Khana (1, 2 and 3)
- Dashti Barchi
- Kartey Sakhi
- Qalai Wazir
- Khushhall Khan
- Afshar
- Klola Pushta and Taimani
- Kartey Parwan
- Kartey Naw
- Card (3 & 4)
- Darul-Aman
- Chehlstoon
- Chendawol
- Shahr-e Kohna (old town)
- Deh Buri
- Bibi Mahroo
background
getting there
By plane
- Kabul International Airport. Kabul International Airport is the international airport of Kabul. Several international airlines now fly to Kabul. There are no commercial direct flights between Germany and Afghanistan. Safi Airlines offers direct flights from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Saharia to Kabul.
By bus
In the street
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Former Royal Palace and Darulaman National Museum
- Cinema Pamir
- Garden of the Barbur
- Shah-e Doh Shamshira Mosque
- Tajbeg Palace
- Arg (presidential palace)
- Pul-e Khishti Mosque
- Qale'H-Ye-Balahissar
- Id Gah mosque
activities
shop
- Particularly interesting for tourists is the so-called "Chicken Street" in the city center, Shahr-e-Naw district, where there are many shops for antiques, carpets, jewelery, minerals and other handicrafts. Since the withdrawal of the majority of foreign troops, prices have fallen significantly. Info also: NY Times 2018, BBC 2015
kitchen
- German Court of Kabul, Street No. 3, House No. 60, Kalaih Fatullah. - Who doesn’t want to go without German beer and schnitzel from afar. The German court offers apprenticeships for locals in the catering and hotel business as well as a guest house.
nightlife
accommodation
Learn
The University of Kabul offers courses in the Faculties of Engineering, Agricultural Sciences, Art, Economics, Law, Islamic Law, Linguistics, Psychology, Veterinary Medicine, Natural Sciences, History and Philosophy, Pharmacy and Social Sciences. There is a partnership with the FH Furtwangen. The very nice English website is currently under construction.
- Kabul University (Located in the west of the city on its own campus.).
There is also the Kabul Polytechnic University. It offers numerous courses in the three faculties of civil engineering, electromechanics, and geology and mining. It has a detailed English website. There is a partnership with the FH Karlsruhe (link).
Work
security
Kabul is generally under government control. Nevertheless, there are always terrorist attacks, especially in the city center, on high-profile targets (government buildings, foreign missions, universities, hotels, company headquarters). In addition, there is a high level of "normal" crime (kidnappings, robberies, etc.). You absolutely have to find out about the security situation on a daily basis.
health
In Kabul there is a medical center that is supported by a German aid organization, you can turn there.
- DK Medical Center, Ansary Street No. 3 - House No. 192; Shar-e-now - Kabul (Close to the Dutch embassy). Tel.: (0)79-9136210, Email: [email protected]. Open: Open 24 hours.
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- In March 2019, the Afghanistan Analysts Network published a description of all 22 boroughs of Kabul with sights and other interesting information: https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Kabul-Police-Districts.pdf (in English)
- http://www.travelepisodes.com/reise/journey-to-kabul-afghanistan/
