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 Sherpur Cantonment.
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.
Sherpur Cantonment
Cemetery
Photo: LarkAbroad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sherpur Cantonment, or the British Cemetery, is located in Kabul, Afghanistan. The area was a British military camp or cantonment and the site of the 1879 Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
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.
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″ northLongitude
69.16481° or 69° 9′ 53″ eastElevation
1,791 metres (5,876 feet)Open location code
8J6FH547+VWGeoNames ID
8778040
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