Kandahar

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city

Kandahar is a historic city in southern Afghanistan that has long served as a major political, cultural, and commercial center in the region.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
associatedDynasty	Durrani dynasty →
associatedTribe	Durrani Pashtuns →
climate	semi-arid climate →
controlledBy	Taliban (various periods) →
country	Afghanistan →
economySector	agriculture → trade → transport →
foundedBy	Ahmad Shah Durrani →
foundingEra	18th century →
hasAirport	Kandahar International Airport →
hasLandmark	Kandahar Bazaar → Kandahar International Airport → Mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani → Shrine of the Cloak of the Prophet Muhammad →
hasMilitaryHistory	major center of conflict during the Afghan War (2001–2021) →
hasRole	commercial center → cultural center → political center → regional hub →
historicalRegion	Greater Kandahar → Pashtunistan →
historicalSignificance	former capital of Afghanistan → one of the oldest known human settlements in Afghanistan → traditional center of Pashtun power →
isCapitalOf	Kandahar Province →
knownFor	grape production → pomegranate production → strategic location on trade routes →
locatedIn	Afghanistan → Kandahar District →
locatedInProvince	Kandahar Province →
locatedInRegion	southern Afghanistan →
locatedNear	Arghandab River valley →
locatedOn	Arghandab River →
majorEthnicGroup	Pashtuns →
majorLanguage	Dari → Pashto →
nearbyMilitaryFacility	Kandahar Airfield →
populationCharacteristic	rapid urban growth in late 20th and early 21st centuries →
religionMajority	Sunni Islam →
roadConnection	Herat → Kabul → Quetta NERFINISHED →
timeZone	Afghanistan Time →
utcOffset	+4:30 →
wasCapitalOf	Afghanistan → Durrani Empire →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Durrani Empire → Hotak dynasty →	capital
Afghan Civil War → Operation Herrick ("Kandahar Province") →	location
Hamid Karzai → Shuja Shah Durrani →	placeOfBirth
Mahmud Shah Durrani →	birthPlace
Ahmad Shah Durrani →	burialPlace
Ahmad Shah Durrani →	capitalEstablishedAt
Quetta →	connectedByRoadTo
Hotak dynasty →	controlled
Taliban →	foundedInLocation
Southern Afghanistan ("Kandahar city") →	historicalCenter
Kandahar ("Greater Kandahar") →	historicalRegion
Second Anglo-Afghan War →	involvedRegion
Anglo-Afghan Wars →	involves
Southern Afghanistan ("Kandahar city") →	majorCity
Alexandria in Arachosia →	near
Zaman Shah Durrani →	secondarySeatOfPower
Alexandria in Arachosia ("Old Kandahar") →	successorSettlement