Gardanah-ye Sakhī

Gardanah-ye Sakhī is a pass in Kabul District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,856 metres. Gardanah-ye Sakhī is situated nearby to the locality Kārtah-ye Āryānā, as well as near Bālā Kōh-e Deh Mazang.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sakhi Shrine and Kabul Zoo.

Sakhi Shrine

Mosque

Photo: Hogai Aryoubi, Public domain.

The Blue Mosque, also known as the Sakhi Shah-e Mardan Shrine or Ziyarat-e Sakhi, is a mosque and shrine complex, located in the Karte Sakhi area of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Kabul Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Masoud Akbari, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kabul Zoo is located in Kabul, Afghanistan, on the bank of the Kabul River and adjacent to the Deh Mazang Circle. Its public entrance is on Asmayi Road across from the Kabul Traffic Police Headquarters.

Kabul City Centre

Shopping center

Photo: Jim Kelly, CC BY 2.0.

Kabul City Center is a shopping mall in Shahr-e Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. Opened in 2005, it consists of 100 stores and a food court. It is equipped with see-through elevators and escalators and is notable for being the first building in Kabul to be equipped with functional escalators.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kabul.

Kabul

Photo: SiarFisher, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. A crowded metropolis pressed into a basin of the Hindu Kush mountains, its bazaars, battle-scarred buildings and traffic-choked streets bear the traces of an ancient trading city, rapid urban expansion, periods of cosmopolitan ambition, and nearly half a century of war.

Gardanah-ye Sakhī

Type: Pass with an elevation of 1,856 metres
Also known as: “Gaṟḏana-i-Sakhi”, “Gardanah-ye Sakhi”, “Gardaneh-ye Sakhī”, “Pereval Gardanaii-Sakhi”, and “گردنۀ سخی”
Category: landform
Location: Kabul District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.5241° or 34° 31′ 27″ north

Longitude

69.15109° or 69° 9′ 4″ east

Elevation

1,856 metres (6,089 feet)

Open location code

8J6FG5F2+JC

GeoNames ID

1453979

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kārtah-ye Āryānā and Bālā Kōh-e Deh Mazang.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tapah-ye Sakhī and Zīārat-e Sakhī.

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