Shahr-e Naw Park (), also known as Pārk-e Shahr-e Now, is a general
public park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and oth ...
in the
Shahr-e Naw
Shahr-e Naw (; ), also spelled Share Naw, Shahre Naow or Shari Naw, is an affluent neighborhood in the northwestern section of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a downtown commercial area housing most of the bigger buildings such as office centers, shoppi ...
district of
Kabul
Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...
,
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
. It is one of several original open-space parks planned by
Afghan kings during the 19th century. It is being
rehabilitated by the Kabul municipality and private entities.
Around the park are commercial buildings and small shops.
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Bagh-e Bala Palace
The Bagh-e Bala Palace () is a former royal palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is located at a hilltop in the Bagh-e Bala (''High Garden'') park near Karte Parwan. The palace has a large pool (added in the 1970s) and is surrounded by pine trees. ...
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Chaman-e-Hozori
Chaman-i Hazouri ()
, Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML), Colorad ...
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Chihil Sutun
Chihil Sutun (, meaning "Forty Columns"), also spelled Chehel Sutoon, Chelsutoon, Chehelseton or Chihilsitoon, is a historic palace with gardens located about east of Darulaman neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was built in 1796 by Emperor ...
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Gardens of Babur
Bagh-e Babur (), also known as Gardens of Babur, is a historic site in Chelsatun, Kabul, Afghanistan. It is located in the Sher Darwaza hillside of District 5, southwest of Shahr-e Naw, or a short distance south of Kabul Zoo and north of Chih ...
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Qargha Reservoir
Qargha Dam (; ) is located in the town of Qargha, about west from the Shahr-e Naw neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is an embankment dam built on the Paghman River, with a side channel spillway under the road running on top of the dam. ...
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Wazir Akbar Khan Park
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Zarnegar Park
Zarnegar Park (, ''Park-e Zarnegar'') is an urban park in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, north of the river. The park, a popular landmark, has a green hill in its center with trees and decorated with flowers. A large pavilion is located in the ...
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Parks in Kabul
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