Kārte Parwān
Kārte Parwān | |
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kabul |
Kārte Parwān is a neighborhood in north-western Kabul, Afghanistan, and home to the Sikh Gurdwara Karte Parwan, Sheerno Junior High, Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul and the Bagh-e Bala Palace. The area used to be the center of the Afghan Hindu and Afghan Sikh communities before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. It is located 3 to 5 km away from downtown Kabul, and the Salang Watt road passes through part of it. The area is noted for having several high-profile mansions. Most of its residents are ethnic Tajiks.[1]
The Pakistan embassy in Kabul is also located in this neighborhood.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Abdullah Abdullah, the former Chief Executive and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, is said to have been born in a house in this neighborhood and still resides in the same house.[3]
- al-Qaeda militants, Saif al-Adel and Abu Faraj al-Libbi, and associated members of the Khadr family are reported to have lived in the area in and around the year 2000.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Kabul-Police-Districts.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Fernandez, Robin (22 October 2012). "Palatial mansion: Pakistan's biggest and busiest diplomatic mission". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Abdullah Abdullah". www.khaama.com. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
Fifty years ago I was born in the second district of Karte Parwan in Kabul in the same house where I reside today.
- ^ Shephard, Michelle, "Guantanamo's Child", 2008.
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