Qal‘ah-ye Ḩājī Darwēsh

Qal‘ah-ye Ḩājī Darwēsh is a locality in Kabul District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,791 metres. Qal‘ah-ye Ḩājī Darwēsh is situated nearby to the locality Qal‘ah-ye Malik Sikandar, as well as near Qal‘ah-ye Ismā‘īl.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arg and Indira Gandhi Childrens Hospital.

Arg

Government office

Photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain.

The Arg is the presidential palace of Afghanistan, located in Kabul. Since the 2021 abolition of the Afghan presidency by the Taliban, it has served as the meeting place of the Cabinet of Afghanistan. Arg is situated 4 km south of Qal‘ah-ye Ḩājī Darwēsh.

Indira Gandhi Childrens Hospital

Hospital

Indira Gandhi Children's hospital located in Kabul is a Children's hospital of Afghanistan. It was founded in 1969 with funding from the government of India. Indira Gandhi Childrens Hospital is situated 3 km southeast of Qal‘ah-ye Ḩājī Darwēsh.

Sherpur Cantonment

Cemetery

Photo: LarkAbroad, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The British Cemetery, also known as the Christian Cemetery, is a historic Christian burial ground in the Sherpur neighbourhood of Kabul, Afghanistan. It lies at the north-western edge of the former Sherpur Cantonment, the military complex associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

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‘ah-ye Ḩājī Darwēsh

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Qal’ah-ye Haji Darwesh” and “قلعه حاجی دروېش”
Location: Kabul District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.55719° or 34° 33′ 26″ north

Longitude

69.16481° or 69° 9′ 53″ east

Elevation

1,791 metres (5,876 feet)

Open location code

8J6FH547+VW

GeoNames ID

8778040

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Localities in the Area

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