Jalalabad
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- For the city in Kyrgyzstan, see Jalal-Abad.
Jalalabad (Persian: Jalālābād, 34°31′ N 70°31′ E) is the capital of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, 150 km east of Kabul near the Khyber Pass and west of the Kunar River. Its population is between 150,000 and 200,000.
Seraj-ul-Emarat, the residence of Amir Habibullah and King Amanullah was destroyed in 1929; the gardens however, retain vestiges of the past and offer a peaceful afternoon's stroll. The mausoleum of both rulers is enclosed by a garden facing Seraj-ul-Emart.
History
- 630 - Xuan Zang, the famous Chinese Buddhist monk, arrived in Jalalabad and considered himself to have reached India.
