List of tallest buildings and structures in Afghanistan

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Kabul Skyline as of November 2016. Kabul-Pano By Dani.jpg
Kabul Skyline as of November 2016.

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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what once was formerly the 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

This list ranks the tallest buildings and structures in Afghanistan, based on standard height measurement. Only completed or topped out structures are included.

NameImageCityHeightFloorsCompletionBuilding typeNotes
Mediumwave Broadcasting masts of Radio Kabul Kabul 200 m (660 ft)n/aGuyed mastARRT-antenna
Naghlu Dam Jalalabad dam.jpg Surobi District 110 m (360 ft)n/a1968Dam
Azizi Plaza Kabul 105 m (344 ft)24 [5] 2014 [5] Mixed-use [6] , [5] [6]
Mohib Towers Kabul 201 m (659 ft)n/a2022Highrise
Kabul Markaz Residential Tower 1 [7] Kabul 101 metres282020Residential
Kajaki Dam Kajaki Dam.jpg Kajaki District 100 metres (328 ft)n/a1953Dam
Kabul Tower Kabul Ministry of Communication.jpg Kabul 87 metres (285 ft) [1] [3] 18 [2] [3] 1976OfficeTallest building in Kabul. Other names: MOC Tower (Ministry of Communication), Telecom Tower.
Minaret of Jam Minaret of jam 2009 ghor.jpg Shahrak District 65 metres (213 ft) [8] [9] n/a1194 [9] Monument , [8] [9]
Golbahar Center Kabul 50 m (160 ft) [10] 14 [10] 2008 [10] Mixed-use [10]
Pamir Cinema Agriculture Development Bank Kabul1.jpg Kabul 50[ convert: needs unit name ] [11] 12 [11] Mixed-use
Jamhuriat Hospital Police cars - panoramio.jpg Kabul 40 metres (131 ft) [12] 10 [12] 2008 [12] Hospital [12]
The Ansari Building36 metres (118 ft) [13] 10 [13] Office [13]
Agricultural Development Bank Building (Formerly Pamir Cinema building) Agricutlure Development Bank Kabul1.jpg Kabul 14 [14] OfficeFormer 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

This 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.

NameImageCityHeightFloorsCompletionBuilding typeNotesReference
Azizi Star Kabul 26 [17] Mixed-use [17] 214,600 square meter project [17]

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kabul Tower</span> High-rise building in Afghanistan, Afghanistan

Kabul Tower, also referred to as the MOC Tower and Telecom Tower, is an 18-story brutalist high-rise building in Kabul, Afghanistan built in the 1970s. With a height of 87 metres (285 ft) to the tip and an architectural height of 75 metres (246 ft), the Kabul Tower was for a long time the tallest building in Afghanistan until being eclipsed by the Kabul Markaz Residential Tower 1 in 2020. Kabul Tower is a government office building and serves as the Headquarters of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

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  13. 1 2 3 "The Ansari Building". Emporis . Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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  15. 1 2 "Afghanistan, Kabul, Chahari Ansari, Kabul City Center". alamy.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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