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Kandahar (English: / ˈ k æ n d ə h ɑːr /; Pashto: کندهار, romanized: Kandahār; Dari: قندهار, romanized: Qandahār) is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on Arghandab River, at an elevation of 1,010 m (3,310 ft). It is Afghanistan's second largest city, after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118 in ...
Kandahar city became a base of U.S. army forces (at Kandahar Airfield), [33] new construction efforts, [34] and was the site of an assassination attempt on Hamid Karzai. [20] [33] In the following years, a new Taliban insurgency fought against the U.S. and NATO, mostly in Kandahar and Helmand Province.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kandahar had a population of 10 living in 6 of its 8 total private dwellings, a change of -50% from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of 0.46 km 2 (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.7/km 2 (56.3/sq mi) in 2021.
In Kandahar in 1891 a population census was carried out, according to which 31,514 people lived in the city, ... "Afghanistan: An Abridged History." Fenestra Books.
Kandahar District or Dand District is situated in the central part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, surrounding the city of Kandahar. It borders Panjwai District to the west, Arghandab District to the north, Shah Wali Kot District to the northeast and Daman District to the east and south. The population is 468,200 (2006). [1]
Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport, also referred to as Kandahar International Airport (Pashto: د کندهار نړيوال هوايي ډګر, [5] IATA: KDH, ICAO: OAKN), and by some military officials as Kandahar Airfield (KAF), [6] is located in the Daman District of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan, about 9 NM (17 km; 10 mi) southeast from the city of Kandahar. [4]
Old Kandahar (locally known as Zorr Shaar, Pashto: زوړ ښار, lit. 'Old City'; also Shahr-i-Kona , Dari : شهر کهنه , meaning 'Old City') [ 1 ] is a historical section of the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan .
Zhari (Pashto: ژړۍ, Persian: ولسوالی ژری) is a district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Zheley (due to transliteration from Pashto), Zharey, Zharay, Zheri, or Zheray. The district was created in 2004 from land that was formerly part of Maywand and Panjwai districts. The population is estimated at ...