Deh Mazang ( prs, دهمزنگ), also spelled Demazang or Dih Mazang, is a hillside settlement in west
Kabul
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,
Afghanistan
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, located on the southern side of the
Asamayi mountain. It forms part of District 3.
Kabul Zoo
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...
is located to its south and
Chindawol
Chindawol or Chendavol ( prs, چنداول) is a neighborhood in the older section of Kabul, Afghanistan.
Chindawol uprising
Population
The majority of the people in this region are Qizilbash and Hazara people, Hazara.
See also
* Neighbor ...
in the old city to its east. Deh Mazang is known for its former major
prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre ...
which was made in the 1930s.
[''Kabul: A History 1773-1948'' by May Schinasi] The Deh Mazang Circle is located to its south, which connects the Asamayi Watt, Sevom Aqrab and
Darulaman
Darulaman ( fa, دارالامان) is a locality in the south-western fringes of Kabul, Afghanistan, forming part of District 6. The suburb was a planned city built in the 1920s under King Amanullah Khan. Amanullah Khan sought to turn Darulaman i ...
roads.
Mazang Khan Hilal was a pottery maker who settled in this area in the early 1700s and created clay pots, cups, and trays. People called it Deh Mazang (Mazang's Village) His family relocated and grew over the decades and was incorporated into Kabul City.
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Neighborhoods of Kabul
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