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 Kabul, Afghanistan.- 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.
Bala Hissar
Photo: John Burke (photographer), Public domain.
Bala Hissar was an ancient fortress located in the south of the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The estimated date of construction is around the 5th century AD. Bala Hissar is situated 1¼ km northwest of Hashmat Khan Lake.
Ghazi Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ghazi Stadium, also known as Kabul Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located southeast of the Shahr-e Naw neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan, across from Chaman-e-Hozori and Eidgah Mosque. Ghazi Stadium is situated 2½ km north of Hashmat Khan Lake.
Gardens of Babur
Park
Bagh-e Babur, also known as the Gardens of Babur, is a historic site in District 5 of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is located in the Guzargah neighborhood, with the Sher Darwaza mountain being to the east, Chihil Sutun to the south, and the Kabul Zoo to the northwest. Gardens of Babur is situated 4 km west of Hashmat Khan Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kabul and Bagrami.
Kabul
Photo: SiarFisher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kabul has been the capital of Afghanistan since about 1776. The city was badly damaged during the various wars since 1979, particularly its western parts.
Bagrami
Town
Bagrami is a village on the eastern fringes of Kabul at and 1797 m altitude, part of municipal District 12 and partly in District 22. The population is 31,680. Bagrami is situated 7 km east of Hashmat Khan Lake.
Hashmat Khan Lake
- Categories: wetland and lake
- Location: Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.49641° or 34° 29′ 47″ northLongitude
69.19991° or 69° 11′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8J6FF5WX+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1494767369Wikidata ID
Q109941382
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Satellite Map
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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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