Shash Darak
Shash Darak is a neighborhood located in District 2 of Kabul, Afghanistan, and includes some of the more important buildings in Kabul, including the palace, the headquarters of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defence Ministry and the CIA's Afghan station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: neighborhood of Kabul in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Shashdarak” and “شش درک”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arg and Eidgah Mosque.
Arg
Government office
Photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain.
The Arg is the presidential palace of Afghanistan, located in Kabul. Since the 2021 abolition of the Afghan presidency by the Taliban, it has served as the meeting place of the Cabinet of Afghanistan.
Eidgah Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Casimiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eidgah Mosque; also spelled as the Id Gah Mosque, is a Sunni mosque located in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is located to the southeast of the affluent Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, near the Ghazi Stadium and Chaman-e-Hozori.
Former site of NATO Camp Eggers
Historic site
Photo: Loveablejackass, Public domain.
Camp Eggers was a United States military base in Kabul, Afghanistan, located near the US Embassy and the Afghan Presidential Palace. The camp was named after Captain Daniel W.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kabul and Bagrami.
Kabul
Photo: SiarFisher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Bagrami
Town
Bagrami is a village on the eastern fringes of Kabul at and 1797 m altitude, part of municipal District 12 and partly in District 22. The population is 31,680. Bagrami is situated 9 km southeast of Shash Darak.
Shash Darak
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Kabul District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Shash Darak” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Shash Darak”
- Persian: “ششدرك”
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