Jalālābād

Worth seeing in and around Jalālābād

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Hadda

   Haḍḍa is a Greco-Buddhist archeological site located ten kilometers south of the city of Jalalabad, in the Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan. Hadda is said to have been almost entirely destroyed in the fighting during the civil war in Afghanistan.

   7.8 km · archaeological site in Afghanistan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Nangarhar University

   Nangarhar University is the largest public university in Jalalabad, which is the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan. The university is under the control of the Ministry of Higher Education, which is headquartered in Kabul.

   8.4 km · university in Afghanistan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Tapa Shotor

   Tapa Shotor, also Tape Shotor or Tapa-e-shotor, was a large Sarvastivadin monastery near Hadda, Afghanistan, and is now an archaeological site. According to archaeologist Raymond Allchin, the site of Tapa Shotor suggests that the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara descended directly from the art of Hellenistic Bactria, as seen in Ai-Khanoum.

   7.8 km · Buddhist monastery located in near Hadda, Afghanistan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Darunta Dam

   The Darunta Dam is located on the Kabul River near the village of Darunta, approximately 7 km west of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan. It is owned and operated by the country's Ministry of Energy and Water.

   9.6 km · dam in Afghanistan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Bimaran casket

   The Bimaran casket or Bimaran reliquary is a small gold reliquary for Buddhist relics that was removed from inside Stupa No. 2 at Bimaran, near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan.

   9.4 km · reliquary from Afghanistan in the British Museum · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Bimaran

   Bimaran is a locality, 11 km west of Jalalabad in Afghanistan. It is well known for the discovery of the Bimaran casket in one of the stupas located at Bimaran.

   9.8 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Alfalah University

   Alfalah University is a private university established in 2011 in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. It is the only accredited university in Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan.

   1.6 km · private University in Jalalabad, Afghanistan · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

With plenty of greenery and water, Jalalabad is considered one of the most beautiful cities of Afghanistan. About 15 km from Jalalabad, a new city called Ghazi Amanullah Khan City is under development. Named after King Amanullah Khan, it is said to be the first, the biggest and the most modern city in the history of Afghanistan.

1. 01
   Mausoleum of King Amanullah Khan

   Tomb of Amānullāh Khān, who was the sovereign of the Kingdom of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929, first as Emir and after 1926 as Malik (king).

From Wikivoyage: Jalālābād, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Go for fishing along river side. Go swimming.

From Wikivoyage: Jalālābād, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Go for special "Pakoras" on Hindu Street. Cheese, Paneer, is the main product of Jalalabad and the surrounding areas. It is famous over all Afghanistan. The many olive gardens in Jalalabad supply the markets with high-quality olives. Olive Oil - mostly used in common dishes. Jalalabad is famous for its high-quality olive oil.

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Getting to Jalālābād

Airports

Bacha Khan (PEW), 110 km · Kabul (KBL), 114 km · Islamabad (ISB), 240 km

Stations

Jalalabad Airport, 6 km · Forward Operating Base Fenty, 6 km

• Kabul → Jalālābād

  118 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · $12–17
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• Mazar-i-Sharif → Jalālābād

  395 km · quickest by road, 9h 31m · $43–60
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• Kandahar → Jalālābād

  541 km · quickest by road, 12h 16m · $50–70
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