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

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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 Karte Sakhi, and to its east is the affluent

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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 Ariana Afghan Airlines Co. Ltd. ( ps, د آريانا افغان هوايي شرکت; prs, هواپیمایی آریانا), also known simply as Ariana, is the flag carrier and largest airline of Afghanistan. Founded in 1955, Ariana is the olde ...

's corporate headquarters are in Shahr-e Naw.

Kam Air Kam Air is the largest private Afghan airline. Founded in 2003, Kam Air has twelve aircraft and a workforce of over 1,200 people, operating scheduled domestic passenger services throughout Afghanistan and international services to destinations i ...

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
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. 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 Safi Airways Co. ( ps, صافي هوايي شرکت; fa, خطوط هوایی صافی) was the first and largest privately owned airline from Afghanistan. The airline had its headquarters in Shahr-e-Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan, an administrative offi ...

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 Shahr-e Naw Park ( prs, پارک شهرنو), also known as Pārk-e Shahr-e Now, is a general public park in the Shahr-e Naw district of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is one of several original open-space parks planned by Afghan kings during the 19th c ...

is located in the northwestern part. The

Kabul Serena Hotel Kabul Serena Hotel is a luxury hotel in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. Originally built in 1945, the Kabul hotel was restored and expanded by AKDN and named as Kabul Serena Hotel. It was inaugurated by President Karzai and the Aga Khan in 2005. ...

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 Arg (Kabul), Afghan Presidential Palace and Abdul Rahman Mosque. The hospital is a 10-storey building ...

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 are ...

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