maps are also distinct for the global knowledge required to construct them. A meaningful map of the world could not be constructed before the European Renaissance because less than half of the earth's coastlines, let alone its interior regions, were known to any culture. New knowledge of the earth's surface has been accumulating ever since and continues to this day. Maps of the world generally focus either on political features or on physical features. Political maps emphasize territorial boundaries and human settlement. Physical maps show geographic features such as mountains, soil type or land use. Geological maps show not only the surface, but characteristics of the underlying rock, fault lines, and subsurface structures. Choropleth maps use color hue and intensity to contrast differences between regions, such as demographic or economic statistics.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Kabul map

Kabul Map | Maps

Kabul Map | Maps

Kabul is located in Afghanistan Kabul (/ˈkɑːbəl/; Persian: کابل‎ IPA: [ˈkʰɒːbul], Pashto: کابل‎) is the capital of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as well as the largest city of Afghanistan, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan. According to a 2012 estimate, the population of the city was around 3,289,000, which includes all the major ethnic groups. It is the 64th largest and the 5th fastest growing city in the world.

Kabul is over 3,500 years old and many empires have controlled the city which is at a strategic location along the trade routes of South and Central Asia. It has been ruled by the Achaemenids, Seleucids, Mauryans, Kushans, Kabul Shahis, Saffarids, Ghaznavids, and Ghurids. Later it was controlled by the Mughal Empire until finally becoming part of the Durrani Empire with help from the Afsharid dynasty.

During the Soviet war in Afghanistan the city continued to be an economic center and was relatively safe. Between 1992 and 1996, a civil war between militant groups devastated Kabul and caused the deaths of thousands of civilians, serious damage to infrastructure, and an exodus of refugees. Since the Taliban's fall from power in November 2001, the Afghan government and other countries have attempted to rebuild the city, although the Taliban insurgents have slowed the re-construction efforts and staged major attacks against the government, the NATO-led forces, foreign diplomats and Afghan civilians
Kabul Map | Maps

Kabul Map | Maps

 
Kabul Map | Maps

Kabul Map | Maps

 
Map of Kabul, Afghanistan Cia, 1980 - Mapsof.net

Map of Kabul, Afghanistan Cia, 1980 - Mapsof.net

 
Kabul Map | Maps

Kabul Map | Maps

 
Térkép-atlasz webáruház

Térkép-atlasz webáruház

 
Afghanistan Photo Gallery by Clayton Esterson at pbase.com

Afghanistan Photo Gallery by Clayton Esterson at pbase.com

 
Kabul | Tourist Maps

Kabul | Tourist Maps