Qal‘ah-ye Nūr Muḩammad

Qal‘ah-ye Nūr Muḩammad is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,790 metres. Qal‘ah-ye Nūr Muḩammad is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kabul International Airport and Indira Gandhi Childrens Hospital.

Military installation
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, also and formerly known as Hamid Karzai International Airport, is an international airport located in , . It is one of the country's main international airports, capable of housing over a hundred military and civilian aircraft. is situated 2½ km northwest of Qal‘ah-ye Nūr Muḩammad.

Hospital
Indira Gandhi Children's hospital located in is a Children's hospital of . It was founded in 1969 with funding from the government of India. is situated 3½ km west of Qal‘ah-ye Nūr Muḩammad.

Hospital
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The Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan National Military Hospital, often referred to as the Daoud Khan Hospital or the National Military Hospital, is a military hospital located in , . is situated 3½ km west of Qal‘ah-ye Nūr Muḩammad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kabul.

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is the capital and largest city of . 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‘ah-ye Nūr Muḩammad

Latitude
34.5459° or 34° 32′ 45″ north
Longitude
69.22572° or 69° 13′ 33″ east
Elevation
1,790 metres (5,873 feet)
Open location code
8J6FG6WG+97
Geo­Names ID
8749750
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