Paghman Hill Castle, also known as Paghman Palace (), is located in the town of

Paghman Paghman (Dari/Pashto:پغمان) is a town in the hills near Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. It is the seat of the Paghman District (in the western part of Kabul Province) which has a population of about 120,000 (2002 official UNHCR est.), main ...

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, a short distance northwest of the city of

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. The site opened to the public in 2014 and is visited by many tourists, especially during major festivals. The castle and surrounding areas are sometimes used as a location to host foreign guests. The site of the palace is less than to the northwest of

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History

Construction

The preparation process began in March 2013. 700 people were employed for the project. According to officials, a total of $6.5 million was allocated from the budget of the Ministry of Finance for preparing the palace. The development effort had a huge impact on the economy of local communities. The construction work on the palace and its surroundings incurred more than US$15 million. Experts believed the international functions in

can make the place a preferred tourist destination in Afghanistan. The 2014

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was cancelled due to security reasons and all the celebrations took place at the Arg in Kabul. The government's reason for the move was that work on the castle was incomplete.

Description

The officials say that the castle has three floors and is made of Afghan

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and

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from

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. Its interior is decorated with handmade carpets and includes security cameras and emergency rooms. Beside the palace, there is a venue for exhibitions of domestic products. The palace's surroundings also consist of thousands of newly planted trees as well as a

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field, a waterfall and other attractions. The palace's interior is decorated with traditional handmade

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s and other traditional material. A tree-lined boulevard leads to the palace.

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