پغمان

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.

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Place details

Locality: پغمان
Region: ولایت كابل
Country: افغانستان
Population: 49,157
Timezone: Asia/Kabul

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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
Settlement.elevation_m: 2307
Settlement.population_total: 143,000
Settlement.population_as_of: 2015
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone1: AFT
Settlement.utc_offset1: +04:30

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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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Commons category: Paghman
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: پغمان

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