Kārte Parwān is a neighborhood in north-western

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, and home to the Sikh Gurdwara Karte Parwan, Sheerno Junior High,

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and the

Bagh-e Bala Palace The Bagh-e Bala Palace () is a former royal palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is located at a hilltop in the Bagh-e Bala (''High Garden'') park near Karte Parwan. The palace has a large pool (added in the 1970s) and is surrounded by pine trees. ...

. The area used to be the center of the

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and Afghan Sikh communities before the

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. It is located 3 to 5 km away from downtown Kabul, and the Salang Watt road passes through part of it. The area is noted for having several high-profile

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s. Most of its residents are ethnic

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.https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Kabul-Police-Districts.pdf The Pakistan embassy in Kabul is also located in this neighborhood.

Notable people

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, the former

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and

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of Afghanistan, is said to have been born in a house in this neighborhood and still resides in the same house. *

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militants,

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and

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, and associated members of the

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are reported to have lived in the area in and around the year 2000. Shephard, Michelle, "Guantanamo's Child", 2008.

References

Neighborhoods of Kabul Sikhism in Kabul Hinduism in Kabul {{Kabul-geo-stub