Shahr-e Naw (Pashto: شهر نو; Dari: شهرنو) is one of the affluent neighborhoods in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] It is a downtown commercial area housing most of the bigger buildings such as office centers, shopping centers, embassies, supermarkets, hotels, popular restaurants, banks, hospitals, mosques, and luxury apartments.[2] To its west lies Karte Sakhi, and to its east is the affluent Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood.[3] 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.[4]
Shahr-e Naw
شهرنو | |
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kabul |
Economy
editAriana Afghan Airlines's corporate headquarters are in Shahr-e Naw.[5] Kam Air has a ticketing office in the Kabul Business Centre in Shāre Naw.[6] At one time the facility housed the airline's head office.[7] Safi Airways also had its head office in Shahr-e Naw.[8]
Government and infrastructure
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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
editThe 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.[9]
Postal code
editThe area's government postal code is 1003.[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Shahr-e Now". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ↑ "Deadly attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals". Al Jazeera. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ↑ "Shahre Naow". Google Earth.
- ↑ Fabrizio Foschini. "Kabul Unpacked - A geographical guide to a metropolis in the making" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2019.
- ↑ "Ariana Afghan Airlines". www.flyariana.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ↑ "Kam Air - English". www.kamair.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ↑ "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"
- ↑ "Safi Airways| Flights to Kabul, Dubai, Jeddah, Delhi, Islamabad". www.safiairways.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ↑ "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"
- ↑ Postal Code System Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, AfghanPost.gov.af
External links
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