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Bookmark or Share- Kabul | History, Culture, Map, & Facts | BritannicaKabul, city, capital of the province of Kabul and of Afghanistan. It is the largest urban center in the country and also its political and economic hub. It is located along strategic trade routes and served as the first capital of the Mughal Empire under Babur.
- Kabul - Ancient City, Afghan Capital, Crossroads | BritannicaKabul became the initial capital of the Mughal dynasty in 1504, when occupied by the emperor Bābur, who invested in public buildings and gardens. By his own account, it was Kabul’s climate and its fruit that caused Bābur to fall in love with the city.
- Kabul Province - WikipediaKabul city, situated 5,900 ft above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains.. Kabul is located between Latitude 34-31' North and Longitude 69-12' East at an altitude of 1800 m (6000 feet) above sea level, which makes it one of the world's highest capital cities. Kabul is strategically situated in a valley surrounded by high mountains at crossroads of north-south ...
- Kabul summary | BritannicaKabul has been the capital of Afghanistan since 1776. When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, it established a military command in Kabul. After the Soviet withdrawal in 1989, factional fighting among Afghan guerrillas continued intermittently and the city suffered widespread destruction.
- Kabul - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaKabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. According to a 2012 estimate, the population of the city was around 3,289,000. [1] Ths includes Tajiks, Pashtuns, Hazaras and some other smaller ethnic groups. [2] It is the 64th largest and the 5th fastest growing city in the world. [3] [4] It is 1,800 meters, or 5,900 feet above-sea-level ...
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