Karte Seh
Encyclopedia
Kārte Seh is a neighbourhood in western Kabul
, Afghanistan
, primed to become Kabul's governmental hub. The district is currently home to several ministries, such as the Russian
and Polish
embassies, TV stations and the American University of Afghanistan
. A major road, funded by the United Arab Emirates
, is currently under construction in the district.
The area is also associated with Afghanistan's Shia Hazara minority. During the USSR-Afghanistan Communism War, the Red Cross established a hospital
in the neighbourhood.
Karte Seh is also famous for being the site of the orphanage Aziza is sent to in Khaled Hosseini
's novel A Thousand Splendid Suns
.
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, primed to become Kabul's governmental hub. The district is currently home to several ministries, such as the Russian
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
embassies, TV stations and the American University of Afghanistan
American University of Afghanistan
The American University of Afghanistan is Afghanistan’s first private, not-for-profit institution of higher education. Chartered in 2004, AUAF offers undergraduate degree programs as well as intensive English-language college preparatory courses and continuing education and professional...
. A major road, funded by the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, is currently under construction in the district.
The area is also associated with Afghanistan's Shia Hazara minority. During the USSR-Afghanistan Communism War, the Red Cross established a hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in the neighbourhood.
Karte Seh is also famous for being the site of the orphanage Aziza is sent to in Khaled Hosseini
Khaled Hosseini
Khaled Hosseini , is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician of ethnic Tajik origin. He is a citizen of the United States where he has lived since he was fifteen years old. His 2003 debut novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, selling more than 12 million copies worldwide....
's novel A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. It is his second, following his bestselling 2003 debut, The Kite Runner. The book focuses on the tumultuous lives of two Afghan women and how their lives cross each other, spanning from the 1960s to 2003...
.