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Art:

  • One of the most famous kinds is the Gandhara art between the 1st and 7th century.
  • Afghanistan's art was originally almost entirely done by men, but recently women are entering the arts programs at Kabul University.
  • Art is largely centered at the National Museum of Afghanistan, the National Gallery of Afghanistan and the National Archives of Afghanistan in Kabul.
  • Traditionally, only women are involve in theater acting. in theater arts, women are  center stage.
  • Life is characterized by traditional arts and pastimes; gold and silver jewelry, marvelous decorative embroidery, and various leather goods are still made in homes. By far the greatest art forms known widely from Afghanistan are the Afghan-style woven Afghan Rugs.

Music:

  • Since the 1980s, the nation has witnessed several wars so music has been supressed and it´s not really recording for outsiders minimal.
  • Many musicians and singers continued to play their trade in the cities of other countries.
  • Pakistani cities such as Peshawar, Karachi and Islamabad are abosolutely important centers for the distribution of Afghan music.
  • Lyrics across the country are really typically in both Dari (Persian) and Pashto.
  • Attan: is considered the national dance of Afghanistan, is´s pretty good.

Cuisine:

Afghanistan has a wide varying landscape allowing for many different crops.  Afghan food is absolutely delicious,it is largely based upon cereals like wheat, maize, barley and rice, which are the amazing nation's chief crops. Afghanistan is well known for its really good grapes.

Popular Afghan dishes:

  • Parlava
  • Gosh Feel (pastry)
  • Halwa
  • Shir Berinj (rice pudding)
  • Ferni
  • Kadu Bouranee (sweet pumpkins)
  • Jelabi
  • Maleeda or Khajoor
  • Palao (traditional rice dish)
  • Mosh Palao
  • Shorba (Afghan soup)
  •  Do Pyaza
  • Mantu (meat dumplings)
  • Kofta (meatballs)
  • Kichiri

 

Popular Afghan desserts:

Cultural Places:

The top cities are:
  • Bamiyan
  • Bost
  • Herant
  • Kabul
Famous places:
  • Babur Gardens: this garden is the largest public park in Kabul.
  • Royal Palace of Dar-ul-Aman: This structure was meant to symbolize King Amanullah Khan's plans for democratic modernization
  • Mazar-i-Sharif In Afghanistan: Known for its vast natural landscape, and the beautiful  Mosque, also is the nacional emblem.
  • The Friday Mosque: Is a mosque in the city of Herat,which is one of the oldest mosques in Afghanistan.

Shorba

Parlava

Royal Palace of Dar-ul-Aman

Barbur Gardens

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