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Kandahar (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 37 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.6167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 065 43 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 65.7167 decimal degrees |
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Note: It was a settlement on the route of Alexander the Great, and was also part of Asoka's empire. It is the site of Buddhist rock and pillar edicts. Kandahār was held by Moguls (17th century), by Persians (18th century), and by the British (19th century). It is now Afghanistan's second largest city and a major trade center. |
Names: |
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| Kandahār (preferred,C,V)
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| Qandahar (C,V)
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............ | based on name of Alexander the Great |
| Qandahār (C,V)
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| Candahar (C,V)
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| Kandhar (C,V)
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| Kandahar (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Qanḏahāṟ (C,V)
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| كندهار (C,V,Persian-Farsi,U)
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| قندهار (C,V)
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| Alexandria Arachoton (H,V)
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............ | 4th cen. BC |
| Alexandria-in-Arachosia (H,V)
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| Alexandria (H,V,English,U,N)
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| Alexandropolis (H,V)
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Kandahar (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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has been inhabited since at least the 4th century BCE |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Durranī Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Asia) [8711741] |
| located on .... |
Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
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