Deh Afghanan (Pashto/Persian: ده افغانان, meaning ''Village of the Afghans'') is a

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settlement in the center of

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. It forms part of administrative District 2. It was once a small

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village that spread across the

Zarnegar Park Zarnegar Park ( prs, پارک زرنگار, ''Park-e Zarnegar'') is an urban park in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, north of the river. The park, a popular landmark, has a green hill in its center with trees and decorated with flowers. A large ...

open space, which was home of the Zarnegar Palace built under Emir

Abdur Rahman Khan Abdur Rahman Khan GCSI (Pashto/Dari: ) (between 1840 and 1844 – 1 October 1901) was Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901. He is known for uniting the country after years of internal fighting and negotiation of the Durand Line Ag ...

around the early 1900s. Today Zarnegar Park is the largest

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in downtown Kabul and contains a

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of Abdur Rahman. Deh Afghanan is one of the city's main commercial districts and is home to the

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headquarters, several

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buildings, banks, the

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, and the Arg. In 2009 the

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 ...

was completed and opened in the area. It also contains a mix of historic housing next to modern business buildings.

References

Neighborhoods of Kabul {{Kabul-geo-stub