Paghman
Sign in to savePaghman (Pashto; Dari: ) 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.), mainly Pashtuns and Tajiks. The gardens of Paghman are a major tourist attraction, and the reason for the city being known as the garden capital of Afghanistan. The neighboring town of Qargha is to the southeast, which can be reached by several roads.
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Place details
- Locality
- پغمان
- Region
- ولایت كابل
- Country
- افغانستان
- Population
- 49,157
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Paghman
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Paghman Hill Castle in 2014; a monument; Taq-e Zafar
- Settlement.image_map
- Afghanistan Kabul Province Paghman District.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Kabul Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kabul
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Paghman
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 600
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Located in
- Paghman
- Population
- +49157
- Area
- +2500
- Elevation
- +2328
- Image
- Arc de Triumph Paghman.jpg
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Paghman (Pashto; Dari: ) 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.), mainly Pashtuns and Tajiks. The gardens of Paghman are a major tourist attraction, and the reason for the city being known as the garden capital of Afghanistan. The neighboring town of Qargha is to the southeast, which can be reached by several roads.
==History== ===20th century=== thumb|left|Taq-e Zafar