Qal‘achah-ye Khandān
Qal‘achah-ye Khandān is a locality in Kabul District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,794 metres. Qal‘achah-ye Khandān is situated nearby to the locality Qal‘ah-ye Abdullāh, as well as near Shāh Shahīd.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bala Hissar and Ghazi Stadium.
Bala Hissar
Photo: John Burke (photographer), Public domain.
Bala Hissar was an ancient fortress located in the south of the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The estimated date of construction is around the 5th century AD.
Ghazi Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ghazi Stadium, also known as Kabul Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located southeast of the Shahr-e Naw neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan, across from Chaman-e-Hozori and Eidgah Mosque.
Hashmat Khan Lake
Protected area
Hashmat Khan Lake, also known as Hashmat Khan Park, and locally as Kol-e Hashmat Khan or Qala-e Hashmat Khan, is a waterfowl sanctuary and protected area located in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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.
Qal‘achah-ye Khandān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kalayi-Khundu”, “Qal’achah-ye Khandan”, and “قلعچه خندان”
- Location: Kabul District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.50352° or 34° 30′ 13″ northLongitude
69.19676° or 69° 11′ 48″ eastElevation
1,794 metres (5,886 feet)Open location code
8J6FG53W+CPGeoNames ID
1454027
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In Other Languages
“Qal‘achah-ye Khandān” goes by many names.
- Persian: “قلعهٔ هندو”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bālā Ḩişār and Zīārat-e Shāh Shahīd.
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