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Chihil Sutun

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The palace's commemorative plaque was set in 1888. It was expanded with paved walkways and marble fountains by his successor
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Chihil Sutun is a historical site. It was developed in the late 18th century by Zaman Shah, one of rulers of the
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to the west. Like other places of District 7, it is an unplanned area and generally poor.
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at the end of the 19th century. Historic maps also refer to both the palace and area as
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Chihilsitoon is located in the outskirts of the city's urban area, just east from the
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and laid in ruins for years, before it was fully rebuilt and reopened in 2019.
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were originally built at the same location by then-Emir
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Chihil Sutun Palace

Palace
Kabul
Afghanistan
Chehel Sotoun
Persian
palace
gardens
Darulaman
Kabul
Afghanistan
Emperor
Zaman Shah Durrani
Durrani Empire
pavilion
Abdur Rahman Khan
Habibullah Khan
Dwight Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
communist era
civil war
Kabul River
Char Asiab
Darulaman
Arg, Kabul
Bagh-e Bala Palace
Darul Aman Palace
Gardens of Babur
Paghman Hill Castle

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