Shahr-e Naw

Shahr-e Naw
شهرنو
Neighborhood of Kabul
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKabul

Shahr-e Naw (Pashto: شهر نو; Dari: شهرنو), also spelled Share Naw, Shahre Naow or Shari Naw, is an affluent neighborhood in the northwestern section of Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] It is a downtown commercial area housing most of the bigger buildings such as office centers, shopping centers, education centers, embassies, supermarkets, hotels, banks, hospitals, mosques, and apartments.[2] To its west lies Karte Sakhi, and to its east is the affluent Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood.[3] Its name in a general sense means New Town, which is taken as it was first built in the early 20th century as a 'new' urban extension north of the historic city of Kabul.[4]

Economy

Ariana Afghan Airlines's corporate headquarters are in Shahr-e Naw.[5] Kam Air has a ticketing office in the Kabul Business Centre in Shāre Naw.[6] At one time the facility housed the airline's head office.[7] Safi Airways also had its head office in Shahr-e Naw.[8]

Government and infrastructure

Former presidential palace of Afghanistan is in Shahr-e Naw.

Arg, which is the former presidential palace of Afghanistan, is located in the southeastern part of Shahr-e Naw. The Shahr-e Naw Park is located in the northwestern part. The Kabul Serena Hotel, Jamhuriat Hospital and Abdul Rahman Mosque are also in Shahr-e Naw.

Education

The Lycee Esteqlal, a Franco-Afghan school and one the most prestigious in the country, is located in Shahr-e Naw. The Deutsche Schule Kabul was also there.[9]

Postal code

The area's government postal code is 1003.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Shahr-e Now". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Deadly attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals". Al Jazeera. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Shahre Naow". Google Earth.
  4. ^ https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Kabul-Police-Districts.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Ariana Afghan Airlines". www.flyariana.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Kam Air - English". www.kamair.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Contact Us." Kam Air. Retrieved on 23 September 2009. "Kamair Headquarters Address: 1st Floor, Kabul Business Centre Char Rahi Haji Yaqub, Shah-e-Naw Kabul Afghanistan Afghanistan"
  8. ^ "Safi Airways| Flights to Kabul, Dubai, Jeddah, Delhi, Islamabad". www.safiairways.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672" (Archive). Bundestag (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 34/51. "Deutsche Schule Kabul Schar-i-nau P.O.B. 29"
  10. ^ Postal Code System, AfghanPost.gov.af

35°56′N 68°43′E / 35.933°N 68.717°E / 35.933; 68.717


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