Shahr-e Naw (Pashto: شهر نو; Dari: شهرنو), also spelled Share Naw, Shahre NaoworShari Naw, is an affluent neighborhood in the northwestern section of Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] It is a downtown commercial area housing most of the bigger buildings such as office centers, shopping centers, education centers, embassies, supermarkets, hotels, banks, hospitals, mosques, and apartments.[2] To its west lies Karte Sakhi, and to its east is the affluent Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood.[3] Its name in a general sense means New Town, which is taken as it was first built in the early 20th century as a 'new' urban extension north of the historic city of Kabul.[4]
Shahr-e Naw
شهرنو
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kabul |
Ariana Afghan Airlines's corporate headquarters are in Shahr-e Naw.[5] Kam Air has a ticketing office in the Kabul Business Centre in Shāre Naw.[6] At one time the facility housed the airline's head office.[7] Safi Airways also had its head office in Shahr-e Naw.[8]
Arg, which is the former presidential palace of Afghanistan, is located in the southeastern part of Shahr-e Naw. The Shahr-e Naw Park is located in the northwestern part. The Kabul Serena Hotel, Jamhuriat Hospital and Abdul Rahman Mosque are also in Shahr-e Naw.
The Lycee Esteqlal, a Franco-Afghan school and one the most prestigious in the country, is located in Shahr-e Naw. The Deutsche Schule Kabul was also there.[9]
The area's government postal code is 1003.[10]
35°56′N 68°43′E / 35.933°N 68.717°E / 35.933; 68.717
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