Darulaman
Darulaman is a locality on the south-western fringes of Kabul, Afghanistan, forming part of District 6.
The suburb was a planned city built in the 1920s during the reign of Amanullah Khan. Amanullah sought to turn Darulaman into a new modern capital city, and hired German companies and engineers to build roads, bridges and other infrastructure. The construction of the suburb amounted to an estimated cost of ten million rupees, which was a third of the state's annual income at the time. Thus, Darulaman and other ambitious projects were crucial factors behind Amanullah's tax reforms to increase revenues.
Getting around Darulaman the local way
- Get inCoaches from reputable companies are reasonably modern and comfortable, although rather slow compared to shared taxis.
- Get inMinibuses and shared taxis arrive and depart from six official locations around the city.
- Get inShared taxis and most minibuses leave when full rather than on fixed schedules.
- Get inShared taxis have no particular appearance of their own – they look the same as city taxis (i.e.
- Get inIf you'd prefer this, try to discern the going per-seat rate for shared taxis to your destination, multiply it by the number of seats, and then negotiate a discount.
- Get inYou can usually also buy extra seats (or an entire backseat) to give yourself extra room in a shared taxi.
- Go nextIstalif, a village in a side valley of the Shamali Plain makes for an excellent overnight or day trip destination.
- Go nextPakistan can be reached by taking a shared taxi (US$15, 2025) to the Torkham border crossing (traversing the famous Khyber Pass).
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