Arghandab District, Kandahar

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Arghandab is a district in the central part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Panjwai and Khakrez districts to the west, Shah Wali Kot District to the north and east and Kandahar District to the east and south. ()

Local name: ارغنداب Coordinates: 31°39'17"N, 65°38'58"E

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Arghandab District, Kandahar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kirka Sharif, Kandahar Provincial Museum, Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet, Kandahar.

4.2 miSE
Mosque
Kirka Sharif
108 min walk • Kirka Sharif is an Islamic shrine located in present-day Kandahar, Afghanistan. The shrine became notable in literature during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, when the British Indian army were trying to gain influence in Afghanistan.
4.4 miSE
Museum
Kandahar Provincial Museum
112 min walk • The Kandahar Provincial Museum is a museum located in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
4.6 miSE
Mosque
Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet
117 min walk • The Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet, also known as Jame Mui Mobarak, is a mosque near the Kabul Bazaar, in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. The mosque was built in the 19th century by Kohendil Khan. A canal runs through the mosque's shaded courtyard. At one point, there was a traveler's rest house there.
4.3 miSE
City
Kandahar
110 min walk • Kandahar is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of 1,010 m. It is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118.
3.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Alexandria Arachosia
94 min walk • Alexandria in Arachosia also known as Alexandropolis was a city in ancient times that is now called Kandahar in Afghanistan. It was one of more than twenty cities founded or renamed by Alexander the Great.
3.5 miSE
Neighbourhood
Kandahar District
90 min walk • Kandahar District or Dand District is situated in the central part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, surrounding the city of Kandahar.
3 miE
Universities and schools
Kandahar University
77 min walk • Kandahar University is a government funded higher learning institution in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is one of two universities in southern Afghanistan.
3 miE
Universities and schools
Paktika University
77 min walk • Paktika University Pashto: د پکتیکا پوهنتون; Is a government funded higher Educational institution in Paktika, Afghanistan. It is one of universities in southern Afghanistan. Paktika University was established in 2012,the first chancellor of Paktika University was Mohammad Shifa Tassal.