Chihil Sutun
Chihil Sutun, also spelled Chehel Sutoon, Chelsutoon, Chehelseton or Chihilsitoon, is a historic palace with gardens located about 3.6 kilometres east of Darulaman neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: palace in Kabul, Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Čehelsotūn”, “Chehel Sotūn”, “Chehelsetūn”, “Chehelsotūn”, “Chihil Sutūn”, and “Hendaki Palace”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Museum of Afghanistan and Darul Aman Palace.
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum
Photo: Michal Hvorecky, CC BY 2.0.
The National Museum of Afghanistan is located across the small street from the Darul Aman Palace in the Darulaman area of Kabul, Afghanistan. It was once considered to be one of the world's finest museums. National Museum of Afghanistan is situated 4 km west of Chihil Sutun.
Darul Aman Palace
Castle
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Darul Aman Palace is a three-story palace located in Darulaman locality, about 16 km south-west of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan. Surrounding the palace are the following buildings: the National Assembly, the National Museum of Afghanistan and the Afghan International University. Darul Aman Palace is situated 4 km west of Chihil Sutun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kabul.
Kabul
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Kabul has been the capital of Afghanistan since about 1776. The city was badly damaged during the various wars since 1979, particularly its western parts.
Chihil Sutun
- Categories: human settlement, pavilion, and palace
- Location: Kabul District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Sindhi—“Chihil Sutun” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “চিহিল সুতুন”
- German: “Tschehel Sotun”
- Persian: “چهلستون”
- Persian: “قصر چهل ستون”
- Pushto: “چهل ستون ماڼۍ”
- Russian: “Chikhil’sutun”
- Sindhi: “چهل ستون”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Qal‘ah-ye Nuh Burjah and Dasht-e Chihil Sutūn.
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