Dashte Barchi
Dasht-e-Barchi
دشت برچی | |
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View of Dashte Barchi | |
| Coordinates: 34°29′41″N 69°05′39″E / 34.49467°N 69.09422°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Kabul |
| District | Kabul |
| City | Kabul |
| Hawza/Nahia | 13 |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| • Width | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 317,097 |
| • Density | 6,800/km2 (17,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
Dasht-e-Barchi (Pashto; Dari: دشت برچی) is a working-class neighborhood in the western section of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is within the jurisdiction of Municipal District 13 (Nahia 13) and has an estimated population of 317,097 people.
Previously barren with some farmlands, the neighborhood began to be developed by the Kabul Municipality in the 2000s. Many natives of Bamyan, Daikundi, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Parwan and other provinces settled in Barchi. Some returned from Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and other countries. Majority of them are Hazaras. For this reason the neighborhood has been targeted by anti-Shia extremists, most notably by Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP).