Shahr-e Naw ( ps, شهر نو; prs, شهرنو), also spelled Share Naw, Shahre Naow or Shari Naw, is an affluent neighborhood in the northwestern section of

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. 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. To its west lies

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, and to its east is the affluent Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood. Its name in a general sense means ''

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'', 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.

Economy

Ariana Afghan Airlines's corporate headquarters are in Shahr-e Naw. Kam Air has a ticketing office in the Kabul Business Centre in Shāre Naw. At one time the facility housed the airline's head office.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" Safi Airways also had its head office in Shahr-e Naw.

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 The Afghan Jamhuriat Hospital is a state-owned hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is located in the affluent Shahr-e Naw neighborhood, near the Afghan Presidential Palace and Abdul Rahman Mosque. The hospital is a 10-storey building with the c ...

Abdul Rahman Mosque The Abdul Rahman Mosque ( ps, د عبدالرحمان جومات; Dari: مسجد عبدالرحمان), also known as the Grand Mosque of Kabul, is one of the largest mosques in Afghanistan. It is located in one of Kabul's central commercial a ...

are also in Shahr-e Naw.

Education

The Lycee Esteqlal is located in Shahr-e Naw. The Deutsche Schule Kabul was also there.

Postal code

The area's government

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is 1003. Postal Code System
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References

External links

* Neighborhoods of Kabul {{Kabul-geo-stub