Shahr-e Naw explained

Shahr-e Naw
Native Name:شهرنو
Native Name Lang:Pashto/Persian
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Kabul
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kabul
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Shahr-e Naw (Pushto; Pashto: شهر نو; 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

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]

External links

35.9333°N 111°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shahr-e Now. Mapcarta. en. 2017-10-11.
  2. News: Deadly attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals . 12 December 2022 . Al Jazeera . 2022-12-12.
  3. Web site: Shahre Naow . Google Earth.
  4. https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Kabul-Police-Districts.pdf
  5. Web site: Ariana Afghan Airlines. www.flyariana.com. 2017-11-11.
  6. Web site: Kam Air - English. www.kamair.com. 2017-11-11.
  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. Web site: Safi Airways Flights to Kabul, Dubai, Jeddah, Delhi, Islamabad. www.safiairways.com. en. 2017-11-11.
  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. http://www.afghanpost.gov.af/Postal%20Code/index.php?CDN=KABUL&CD1=City&Search=Search+Postal+Code Postal Code System