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 Safi Landmark Hotel, as well as near the shopping center Kabul City Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kabul City Centre and Shar-i-Naw Park.
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.
Shar-i-Naw Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The Shahr-e Naw Park, also known as Pārk-e Shahr-e Naw, is the largest public park in the affluent Shahr-e Naw neighborhood 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.
Safi Landmark Hotel
Hotel
Safi Landmark Hotel is a four star hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was opened in 2005 with the attached Kabul City Center mall. The hotel has nine floors and contains 90 rooms, according to SnapTravel. Safi Landmark Hotel is situated 790 metres 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
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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