Qal`ah-ye Biland
Qal`ah-ye Biland is a castle in Kabul District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,808 metres. Qal`ah-ye Biland is situated nearby to the shopping center Kabul City Centre, as well as near the government office Embassy of Indonesia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kabul City Centre and Embassy of Indonesia.
Kabul City Centre
Shopping center
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. Kabul City Centre is situated 1 km east of Qal`ah-ye Biland.
Embassy of Indonesia
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Embassy of Indonesia is a government office, which is situated 1 km southeast of Qal`ah-ye Biland.
Shar-i-Naw Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Shahr-e Naw Park, also known as Pārk-e Shahr-e Now, is a general public park in the Shahr-e Naw district of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is one of several original open-space parks planned by Afghan kings during the 19th century. Shar-i-Naw Park is situated 1 km east of Qal`ah-ye Biland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kabul.
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.
Qal`ah-ye Biland
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Qal‘ah-ye Biland”, “Qal’ah-ye Biland”, and “قلعه بلند”
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Kabul District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.53496° or 34° 32′ 6″ northLongitude
69.15716° or 69° 9′ 26″ eastElevation
1,808 metres (5,932 feet)Open location code
8J6FG5M4+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1337315308OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
8741809
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In Other Languages
“Qal`ah-ye Biland” goes by many names.
- Russian: “замок Бланд”
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