Presidential Palace

Presidential Palace is a castle in Kabul District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,806 metres. Presidential Palace is situated nearby to the government office Arg, as well as near Zarnergar Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arg and Abdul Rahman Mosque.

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.

Abdul Rahman Mosque

Mosque

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The Abdul Rahman Mosque, also known as the Grand Mosque of Kabul, is a Sunni Congregational mosque, located in the central commercial area of Deh Afghanan, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Abdul Rahman Mosque is situated 570 metres southwest of Presidential Palace.

Zarnergar Park

Park

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Zarnegar Park is an urban park in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, north of the river. The park, a popular landmark, has a green hill in its center with trees and decorated with flowers. Zarnergar Park is situated 460 metres southwest of Presidential Palace.

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.

Presidential Palace

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Kabul District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.52422° or 34° 31′ 27″ north

Longitude

69.17883° or 69° 10′ 44″ east

Elevation

1,806 metres (5,925 feet)

Open location code

8J6FG5FH+MG

GeoNames ID

9166188

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