Gulbahar (
Persian
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: گلبهار) is located 76 km north the
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
capital
Kabul
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 ...
. Gulbahar is a green, lush area with the best
mulberry in the country.
History
This war torn district, which was the battlefield between different forces in different eras, is located half in
Parwan province
Parwan (Dari: ), also spelled Parvan, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 751,000. The province is multi-ethnic and mostly rural society. The province is divided into ten districts. The town of Imam Abu Hani ...
and half in
Kapisa province
Kapisa (Pashto/Dari: ) is the smallest of Afghanistan's thirty-four provinces and is located in the north-east of the country. It has an estimated population of 496,840 people and an area of , making it the most densely populated province apar ...
. A major textile company and
Al-Beroni University
Alberoni University (AU; fa, دانشگاه البیرونی; ps , د البیروني پوهنتون) is located in the small town of Kohistan (population range of under 2,500 inhabitants), Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, about 64 km no ...
exist within the Kapisa section of Gulbahar.
Terrorism is "rebounding"
Images
File:Gulbahar, Shutool River.jpg, Shutool River reaching the location to join Panjshir river in Gulbahar
File:Tree trunk used as a water pipe in Gulbahar.jpg, An old traditional tree trunk used as a water pipe
File:1950s Afghanistan - Gulbahar Textile Plant.jpg, Gulbahar Textile Plant
See also
* Parwan Province
Parwan (Dari: ), also spelled Parvan, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 751,000. The province is multi-ethnic and mostly rural society. The province is divided into ten districts. The town of Imam Abu Hani ...
References
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Populated places in Parwan Province