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Neighborhood of Kabul in Afghanistan
Shahr-e Naw شهرنو
Neighborhood of Kabul
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKabul

Shahr-e Naw (Pashto: شهر نو; Dari: شهرنو), also spelled Share Naw, Shahre Naow or Shari Naw, is an affluent neighborhood in the northwestern section of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a downtown commercial area housing most of the bigger buildings such as office centers, shopping centers, education centers, embassies, supermarkets, hotels, banks, hospitals, mosques, and apartments. To its west lies Karte Sakhi, and to its east is the affluent Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood. Its name in a general sense means New Town, which is taken as it was first built in the early 20th century as a 'new' urban extension north of the historic city of Kabul.

Economy

Ariana Afghan Airlines's corporate headquarters are in Shahr-e Naw. Kam Air has a ticketing office in the Kabul Business Centre in Shāre Naw. At one time the facility housed the airline's head office. Safi Airways also had its head office in Shahr-e Naw.

Government and infrastructure

Former presidential palace of Afghanistan is in Shahr-e Naw.

Arg, which is the former presidential palace of Afghanistan, is located in the southeastern part of Shahr-e Naw. The Shahr-e Naw Park is located in the northwestern part. The Kabul Serena Hotel, Jamhuriat Hospital and Abdul Rahman Mosque are also in Shahr-e Naw.

Education

The Lycee Esteqlal, a Franco-Afghan school and one the most prestigious in the country, is located in Shahr-e Naw. The Deutsche Schule Kabul was also there.

Postal code

The area's government postal code is 1003.

References

  1. "Shahr-e Now". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. "Deadly attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals". Al Jazeera. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. "Shahre Naow". Google Earth.
  4. https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Kabul-Police-Districts.pdf
  5. "Ariana Afghan Airlines". www.flyariana.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. "Kam Air - English". www.kamair.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. "Contact Us." Kam Air. Retrieved on 23 September 2009. "Kamair Headquarters Address: 1st Floor, Kabul Business Centre Char Rahi Haji Yaqub, Shah-e-Naw Kabul Afghanistan Afghanistan"
  8. "Safi Airways| Flights to Kabul, Dubai, Jeddah, Delhi, Islamabad". www.safiairways.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  9. "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672" (Archive). Bundestag (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 34/51. "Deutsche Schule Kabul Schar-i-nau P.O.B. 29"
  10. Postal Code System, AfghanPost.gov.af

External links

35°56′N 68°43′E / 35.933°N 68.717°E / 35.933; 68.717


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