Paghman Hill Castle, also known as Paghman Palace ( ps, د پغمان ماڼۍ), is located in the town of

Paghman Paghman (Persian/Pashto: پغمان) is a town in the hills near Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. It is the seat of the Paghman District (in the western part of Kabul Province) which has a population of about 120,000 (2002 official UNHCR est.), ma ...

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 ...

, next to the city of

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 ...

. The site opened to the public in 2014 and is visited by many tourists, especially during major festivals. The castle and surrounding areas are sometimes used as a location to host foreign guests. The site of the palace is less than to the northwest of Qargha Lake.

History

Construction

The preparation process began in March 2013. 700 people were employed for the project. According to officials, a total of $6.5 million was allocated from the budget of the Ministry of Finance for preparing the palace. The development effort had a huge impact on the economy of local communities. The construction work on the palace and its surroundings incurred more than US$15 million. Experts believed the international functions in

can make the place a preferred tourist destination in

. The Nowruz celebrations in 2014 were later cancelled due to security reasons and all the celebrations took place at the Arg,

. The government's official reason for the move was that work on the castle was incomplete.

Description

The officials say that the castle has three floors and is made of Afghanistan's

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stone and

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from

Kunar Province Kunar (Pashto: ; Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. Its population is estimated to be 508,224. Kunar's major political groups include Wahhabis or Ahl-e- Ha ...

. Its interior is decorated with handmade carpets and includes security cameras and emergency rooms. Beside the palace, there is a venue for exhibitions of domestic products. The palace's surroundings also consists of thousands of newly planted trees as well as a

Buzkashi Buzkashi ( Pashto/ fa, بزکشی, lit=goat pulling) is a traditional Central Asian sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. It is played primarily in Afghanistan. Similar games are known as kokpar, ...

field, a waterfall and other attractions. The palace's interior is decorated with traditional handmade Afghan carpets and other traditional material. The boulevard that leads to the palace has trees on both sides.

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*, Nov. 25, 2022 (a special inside tour) {{Kabul Province Palaces in Afghanistan Buildings and structures in Kabul 2014 establishments in Afghanistan Buildings and structures completed in 2014

History

Construction

Description

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