Qal‘ah-ye Muḩammad ‘Omar

Qal‘ah-ye Muḩammad ‘Omar is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,788 metres. Qal‘ah-ye Muḩammad ‘Omar 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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, 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 4 km east of Qal‘ah-ye Muḩammad ‘Omar.

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 southeast of Qal‘ah-ye Muḩammad ‘Omar.

Shopping center
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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. is situated 3½ km south of Qal‘ah-ye Muḩammad ‘Omar.

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 Muḩammad ‘Omar

Latitude
34.56469° or 34° 33′ 53″ north
Longitude
69.17043° or 69° 10′ 14″ east
Elevation
1,788 metres (5,866 feet)
Open location code
8J6FH57C+V5
Geo­Names ID
8777917
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Qal‘ah-ye Ḩabīb Khān and Shahid Square.

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