Qasr-e Chehel Sotun
Chihil Sutun, also spelled as Chehel Sutoon, Chelsutoon, Chehelseton or Chihilsitoon, is a historic palace with gardens in Kabul, Afghanistan. The 30-hectare park is fully walled and located in the city's historical Chihilsitoon neighborhood, about 3.6.km east of the Darulaman neighborhood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Afghanistan and Darul Aman Palace.
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum
Photo: Michal Hvorecky, CC BY 2.0.
The National Museum of Afghanistan is located across the small street from the Darul Aman Palace in the Darulaman area of Kabul, Afghanistan. It was once considered to be one of the world's finest museums. National Museum of Afghanistan is situated 3 km west of Qasr-e Chehel Sotun.
Darul Aman Palace
Castle
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Darul Aman Palace is a three-story palace located in Darulaman locality, about 16 km south-west of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan. Surrounding the palace are the following buildings: the National Assembly, the National Museum of Afghanistan and the Afghan International University. Darul Aman Palace is situated 3 km west of Qasr-e Chehel Sotun.
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.
Qasr-e Chehel Sotun
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kabul District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.46729° or 34° 28′ 2″ northLongitude
69.15233° or 69° 9′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8J6FF582+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 387447675OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Qasr-e Chehel Sotun” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Дворец Чехель-Сотун”
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