Places worth the detour in Kabul
19 places worth going out of your way for lie within 30 km of Kabul, Afghanistan, across 6 kinds of detour; churches, temples & shrines are the largest group (5). Best known: National Museum of Afghanistan. 8 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
All 19, ranked 19
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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12.Kabul hoard
Ruins & the uncanny · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
A coin hoard discovered in the vicinity of Kabul, Afghanistan in 1933 that contained numerous Achaemenid coins as well as many Greek coins from the 5th and 4th…
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15.Minar-i Chakri
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Pillar made of carved stones on an elevation of 16 kilometers southeast of Kabul in Afghanistan
