TITLE

Chapter 6: Cities and Communities

AUTHOR(S)

Sicherman, Harvey; Whitehead, Kim

PUB. DATE

January 2005

SOURCE

Afghanistan;2005, pN.PAG

SOURCE TYPE

Book

DOC. TYPE

Other

ABSTRACT

This article provides information on cities and communities in Afghanistan. Located at the crossroads of major trade routes in east-central Afghanistan, Kabul is Afghanistan's largest city, capital, and economic and cultural center. It sits on both sides of the Kabul River high in a mountain valley near the strategic Khyber Pass. At an elevation of 5,876 feet, it is one of the highest capital cities in the world. Long a center of trade, Kabul expanded into an industrial center beginning in the nineteen forties. In the nineteen seventies Kabul University established partnerships with academic institutions from around the world to increase its programs and faculty.

ACCESSION #

17433547

Tags: CITIES & towns;  TRADE routes;  CAPITAL cities

 

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