Kabul

About Kabul in brief

Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, located in the eastern section of the country. The city is said to be over 3,500 years old, mentioned since at least the time of the Achaemenid Empire. Kabul is known for its gardens, bazaars, and palaces, well known examples being the Gardens of Babur and Darul Aman Palace. It was formerly a mecca for young western hippies. Despite frequent terrorist attacks in the city, mainly by Taliban insurgents, the city continues to develop and was the fifth fastest-growing city in the world as of 2012. According to estimates in 2020, the population of Kabul is 4. 222 million, which includes all the major ethnic groups of Afghanistan. It is located high up in a narrow valley between the Hindu Kush mountains, with an elevation of 1,790 metres making it one of the highest capitals in theWorld. It has been part of the Seleucids, Mauryans, Kushans, Kabul Shahis, Saffarids, Samanids, Ghaznavids,. Ghurids, Khwarazmians, Qarlughids, Khaljis, Timurids,. Mughals, and Hotaks, until finally becoming part of. the Durrani Empire in 1747. Kabul was occupied by the Soviets in 1979 but they too abandoned it after the 1988 Geneva Accords were signed. During the Mauryan period, trade flourished because of uniform weights and measures. Irrigation facilities for public use were developed leading to an increased harvest of crops.

People were also employed as artisans, jewelers, carpenters, and jewelers. The Greco-Bactrians took control of Kabul in the early 2nd century BC, then lost to their subordinates in the mid-2nd centuryBC. The majority of the people of the city were adherents of the religion Indo-Scythian. Some historians ascribe the name Kabul to the 7th century AD, which is the appellation given to the city by the Sanskrit-speaking Kambo-suan. It’s also mentioned in some classical writings as Kophes or Kophes in 7th-century AD. Kabul became the capital of Afghanistan in 1776, during the reign of Timur ShahDurrani, the son of Ahmad Shah Durran i. The name Kabul is also spelled as Cabool, Cabol, Kabol, or Cabul. The origin of Kabul, who built it and when, is largely unknown. The Rigveda, composed between 1500–1200 BCE, and the Avesta, refer to the Kabul River and to a settlement called Kubha. In 549 BC, the Median Empire was annexed by Cyrus The Great and Kabul became part the Achaean Empire. It is roughly halfway between Istanbul in the west and Hanoi in the east – it is in a strategic location along the trade routes of South and Central Asia and a key location of the ancient Silk Road.