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Kabul Tower

Kabul Tower

High-rise building in Afghanistan, Afghanistan


Kabul Tower, also referred to as the MOC Tower[1] and Telecom Tower, is an 18-story[2][3] brutalist high-rise building in Kabul, Afghanistan built in the 1970s. With a height of 87 metres (285 ft) to the tip and an architectural height of 75 metres (246 ft), the Kabul Tower was for a long time the tallest building in Afghanistan[3][4] until being eclipsed by the Kabul Markaz Residential Tower 1 in 2020.[5] Kabul Tower is a government office building[1] and serves as the Headquarters of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology[1]

Kabul Tower, 2009
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  1. "Kabul Tower". emporis.com. EMPORIS GMBH. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. "Kabul Tower". skyscrapercenter.com. Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. "In Pictures Growing up in Kabul". bbc.co.uk. BBC World Service. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. "Afghanistan's tallest buildings - Top 20". emporis.com. Emporis GMBH. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. "Kabul Markaz Residential Tower 1, Kabul | 1438696". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

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