List of tallest buildings and structures in Afghanistan
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Afghanistan ranks skyscrapers, towers and other structures in Afghanistan by their height.
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The current tallest building in Afghanistan is the Kabul Tower[1][2] in Kabul city. The 18-storey[2][3] Kabul Tower stands 87 metres (285 ft) to the tip[4][3] and has an architectural height of 75 metres (246 ft).[4]
Tallest structures
editThis list ranks the tallest buildings and structures in Afghanistan, based on standard height measurement. Only completed or topped out structures are included.
Name | Image | City | Height | Floors | Completion | Building type | Notes |
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Naghlu Dam | Surobi District | 110 metres (361 ft) | n/a | 1968 | Dam | ||
(Mohib towers) | Kabul,Airport road | 201 metres (659 ft) | n/a | 2022 | Highrise | ||
Kabul Markaz Residential Tower 1[5] | Kabul | 101 metres | 28 | 2020 | Residential | ||
Kajaki Dam | Kajaki District | 100 metres (328 ft) | n/a | 1953 | Dam | ||
Kabul Tower | Kabul | 87 metres (285 ft)[1][3] | 18[2][3] | 1976 | Office | Tallest building in Kabul. Other names: MOC Tower (Ministry of Communication), Telecom Tower. | |
Minaret of Jam | Shahrak District | 65 metres (213 ft)[6][7] | n/a | 1194[7] | Monument | ,[6][7] | |
Golbahar Center | Kabul | 50 metres (164 ft)[8] | 14[8] | 2008[8] | Mixed-use | [8] | |
Pamir Cinema | Agriculture Development Bank Kabul1.jpg | Kabul | 43 metres (141 ft)[9] | 12[9] | Mixed-use | ||
Jamhuriat Hospital | Kabul | 40 metres (131 ft)[10] | 10[10] | 2008[10] | Hospital | [10] | |
The Ansari Building | 36 metres (118 ft)[11] | 10[11] | Office | [11] | |||
Azizi Plaza | Kabul | 24[12] | 2014[12] | Mixed-use[13] | ,[12][13] | ||
Agricultural Development Bank Building (Formerly Pamir Cinema building) | Kabul | 14[14] | Office | Former tallest building of Afghanistan[14] | |||
Kabul City Center | Kabul | 9[15] | 2005[15] | Commercial | |||
Kabul Business Center | Kabul | 8[16] | Office[16] | [16] |
Under construction
editThis list ranks buildings and structures that are under construction in Afghanistan and are planned to rise at least 50 m (165 ft) or 10 floors tall. Buildings under construction that have already been topped out are also included, as are those whose construction has been suspended.
Name | Image | City | Height | Floors | Completion | Building type | Notes | Reference |
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Azizi Star | Kabul | 26[17] | Mixed-use[17] | 214,600 square meter project | [17] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c "In Pictures Growing up in Kabul". bbc.co.uk. BBC World Service. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Kabul Tower". skyscrapercenter.com. Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Kabul Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Kabul Markaz Residential Tower 1, Kabul | 1438696". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ a b "Afghan historic minaret of Jam 'in danger of collapse'". bbc.co.uk. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Golbahar Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Pamir Cinema". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Jamhuriat Hospital". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "The Ansari Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Azizi Plaza". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Azizi Plaza developer website". onyx.af. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Agriculture Development Bank Kabul". commons.wikimedia.org. 15 January 2006.
- ^ a b "Afghanistan, Kabul, Chahari Ansari, Kabul City Center". alamy.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Kabul Business Center". 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Azizi Star". onyx.af. Onyx Construction. Retrieved 16 September 2018.