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