Bala Hissar

Bala Hissar was an ancient fortress located in the south of the old city of , . The estimated date of construction is around the 5th century AD.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fort in Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Bala Hisar, Kabul”, “Bala Hissar, Kabul”, and “Kabul Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ghazi Stadium and Puli Khishti Jamia Masjid.

Stadium
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, also known as Kabul Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located southeast of the neighborhood in , , across from Chaman-e-Hozori and . is situated 1½ km north of Bala Hissar.

Mosque
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The Pul-e Khishti Mosque is the largest in , . Located in the center of old Kabul, the Pul-e Khishti Mosque can be identified by its large blue dome. is situated 1½ km northwest of Bala Hissar.

Mosque
Photo: Casimiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eidgah Mosque; also spelled as the Id Gah Mosque, is a Sunni located in , . It is located to the southeast of the affluent neighborhood, near the and Chaman-e-Hozori. is situated 1¼ km north of Bala Hissar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kabul and Bagrami.

Photo: SiarFisher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
has been the capital of since about 1776. The city was badly damaged during the various wars since 1979, particularly its western parts.

Town
is a village on the eastern fringes of at and 1797 m altitude, part of municipal District 12 and partly in District 22. The population is 31,680. is situated 8 km east of Bala Hissar.

Bala Hissar

Latitude
34.50539° or 34° 30′ 19″ north
Longitude
69.19117° or 69° 11′ 28″ east
Open location code
8J6FG54R+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1339181429
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q804581
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Bala Hissar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بالا حصار، كابل”
  • Arabic: “بالا حصار”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bala Hisar”
  • Belarusian: “Бала-Хісар”
  • Catalan: “Bala Hissar (Kabul)”
  • Catalan: “Bala Hissar”
  • Chinese: “巴拉希薩爾”
  • Dutch: “Bala Hissar”
  • Finnish: “Bala Hisar (Kabul)”
  • Finnish: “Bala Hisar”
  • French: “Bala Hissar”
  • German: “Bala Hissar”
  • Greek: “Μπαλά Χισάρ”
  • Italian: “Bala Hissar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bala Hissar”
  • Norwegian: “Bala Hissar”
  • Persian: “قلعه بالاحصار (کابل)”
  • Persian: “قلعه بالاحصار”
  • Polish: “Bala Hisar”
  • Pushto: “بالاحصار”
  • Russian: “Бала-Гиссар”
  • Russian: “Бала-Хиссар”
  • Slovenian: “Bala Hissar, Kabul”
  • Spanish: “Bala Hissar (Kabul)”
  • Spanish: “Bala Hissar”
  • Swedish: “Bala Hissar”
  • Tajik: “Болоҳисор”
  • Tamil: “பாலா கிசார், காபூல்”
  • Tamil: “பாலா கோட்டை, காபூல் கோட்டை”
  • Turkish: “Bala Hisar”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ بالا حصار، کابل”

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