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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Afghanistan_adm_location_map.svg/240px-Afghanistan_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Afghanistan_adm_location_map.svg/360px-Afghanistan_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Afghanistan_adm_location_map.svg/480px-Afghanistan_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1807" data-file-height="1331" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.668%;left:59.987%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kabul Serena Hotel"><img alt="Kabul Serena Hotel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/7px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/11px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/14px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within Afghanistan</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">District 2, <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a>, Afghanistan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kabul_Serena_Hotel&params=34_31_14_N_69_10_41_E_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°31′14″N</span> <span class="longitude">69°10′41″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.52056°N 69.17806°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.52056; 69.17806</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opening</th><td class="infobox-data">1945; Reopened; November 8, 2005<span class="noprint">; 19 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2005-11-08</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Afghanistan" title="Government of Afghanistan">Government of Afghanistan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Management</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Serena_Hotels" title="Serena Hotels">Serena Hotels</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Design and construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Development_Network" title="Aga Khan Development Network">Aga Khan Development Network</a> (AKDN)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Other information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of rooms</th><td class="infobox-data">177</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kabul Serena Hotel</b> is a luxury hotel in downtown <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_Serena_Hotel&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The property was built in 1945 as the Kabul Hotel.<sup id="cite_ref-ismaili2005_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ismaili2005-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ruined hotel was completely rebuilt by the <a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Development_Network" title="Aga Khan Development Network">Aga Khan Development Network</a> from 2002–2005<sup id="cite_ref-ismaili2005_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ismaili2005-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to designs by <a href="/wiki/Canadian" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian">Canadian</a> architect Ramesh Khosla.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The renamed Kabul Serena Hotel was inaugurated by President <a href="/wiki/Hamid_Karzai" title="Hamid Karzai">Hamid Karzai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_IV" title="Aga Khan IV">Aga Khan IV</a> on November 8, 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incidents_and_closures">Incidents and closures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_Serena_Hotel&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Incidents and closures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Adolph_Dubs" title="Adolph Dubs">Adolph Dubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Afghanistan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Afghanistan">United States ambassador to Afghanistan</a>, was killed at the hotel in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-mackenzie2014_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackenzie2014-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The hotel was the target of <a href="/wiki/Terrorist" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrorist">terrorist</a> attacks in <a href="/wiki/2008_Kabul_Serena_Hotel_attack" title="2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack">January 2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/2014_Kabul_Serena_Hotel_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack">March 2014</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_Serena_Hotel&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is set in landscaped gardens, overlooking the city's <a href="/wiki/Zarnegar_Park" title="Zarnegar Park">Zarnegar Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hotel has 177 rooms and suites.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has several restaurants, including the Café Zarnegar serving <a href="/wiki/Afghan_cuisine" title="Afghan cuisine">Afghan cuisine</a>, the Wild Rice fine-dining restaurant serving <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asian_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeast Asian cuisine">Southeast Asian cuisine</a>, the Serena Pastry Shop serving homemade breads, cakes and patisseries and the Char Chata Lounge.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hotel also includes Maisha Spa & Health Club, offering a fitness centre, a steam room, a sauna, and outdoor heated swimming pool.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The design reflects <a href="/wiki/Classic" title="Classic">classic</a> <a href="/wiki/Islamic_architecture" title="Islamic architecture">Islamic architecture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_Serena_Hotel&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Serena_Hotel_in_Kabul.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Entrance"><img alt="Entrance" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Serena_Hotel_in_Kabul.jpg/120px-Serena_Hotel_in_Kabul.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Serena_Hotel_in_Kabul.jpg/180px-Serena_Hotel_in_Kabul.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Serena_Hotel_in_Kabul.jpg/240px-Serena_Hotel_in_Kabul.jpg 2x" data-file-width="583" data-file-height="387" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Entrance</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kabul_IMG_2206_(9484281229).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Inside"><img alt="Inside" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Kabul_IMG_2206_%289484281229%29.jpg/120px-Kabul_IMG_2206_%289484281229%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Kabul_IMG_2206_%289484281229%29.jpg/180px-Kabul_IMG_2206_%289484281229%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Kabul_IMG_2206_%289484281229%29.jpg/240px-Kabul_IMG_2206_%289484281229%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3978" data-file-height="2206" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Inside</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Garden_area_of_the_Serena_Hotel_in_Kabul.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gardens"><img alt="Gardens" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Garden_area_of_the_Serena_Hotel_in_Kabul.jpg/120px-Garden_area_of_the_Serena_Hotel_in_Kabul.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="73" class="mw-file-element" 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