Hashmat Khan Lake

Hashmat Khan Lake, also known as Hashmat Khan Park, and locally as Kol-e Hashmat Khan or Qala-e Hashmat Khan, is a waterfowl sanctuary and protected area located in , .
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: lake and protected area in Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Hashmat Khan Park”, “Kol-e Hashmat Khan”, “Kol-e-Hashmat Khan”, “Kol-i-Hashmat Khan Waterfowl Sanctuary”, and “Qala-e Hashmat Khan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bala Hissar and Ghazi Stadium.

Photo: John Burke (photographer), Public domain.
was an ancient fortress located in the south of the old city of , . The estimated date of construction is around the 5th century AD. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Hashmat Khan Lake.

Stadium
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, also known as Kabul Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located southeast of the neighborhood in , , across from and . is situated 2½ km north of Hashmat Khan Lake.

Park
Photo: Jim Kelly, CC BY 2.0.
Bagh-e Babur, also known as the , is a historic site in District 5 of , . It is located in the Guzargah neighborhood, with the Sher Darwaza mountain being to the east, to the south, and the to the northwest. is situated 4 km west of Hashmat Khan Lake.

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.

Hashmat Khan Lake

Latitude
34.49641° or 34° 29′ 47″ north
Longitude
69.19991° or 69° 11′ 60″ east
Open location code
8J6FF5WX+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1494767369
Wiki­data ID
Q109941382
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In Other Languages

From Malayalam to Urdu—“Hashmat Khan Lake” goes by many names.
  • Malayalam: “ഹഷ്മത് ഖാൻ ദേശീയോദ്യാനം”
  • Panjabi: “ਹਸ਼ਮਤ ਖਾਨ ਪਾਰਕ”
  • Persian: “پارک حشمت خان”
  • Russian: “Хашмат Хан”
  • Urdu: “حشمت خان پارک”

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Highlights include Aashuqan Aaerfan and Shuhadayi Salihin.

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