Karte_Parwan

Kārte Parwān

Kārte Parwān

Neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan

Kārte Parwān is a neighborhood in north-western Kabul, Afghanistan, and home to the Sikh Gurdwara Karte Parwan, Sheerno Junior High, Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul and the Bagh-e Bala Palace. The area used to be the center of the Afghan Hindu and Afghan Sikh communities. It is located 3 to 5 km away from downtown Kabul, and the Salang Watt road passes through part of it. The area is noted for having several high-profile mansions. Most of its residents are ethnic Tajiks.[1]

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The Pakistani embassy in Kabul is also situated in this neighborhood.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Kabul-Police-Districts.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. [2]
    Fernandez, Robin (22 October 2012). "Palatial mansion: Pakistan's biggest and busiest diplomatic mission". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Dr. Abdullah Abdullah". www.khaama.com. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013. Fifty years ago I was born in the second district of Karte Parwan in Kabul in the same house where I reside today.
  4. [4]
    Shephard, Michelle, "Guantanamo's Child", 2008.


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