Kandahar District

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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. The district center is the city of Kandahar. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 31°36'43"N, 65°40'52"E

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

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

1.7 miE
Mosque
Kirka Sharif
43 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.
1.9 miE
Museum
Kandahar Provincial Museum
49 min walk • The Kandahar Provincial Museum is a museum located in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
1.7 miE
Mosque
Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet
44 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.
2.2 miNE
City
Kandahar
56 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.
1.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Alexandria Arachosia
38 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.
2 miNE
Universities and schools
Kandahar University
52 min walk • Kandahar University is a government funded higher learning institution in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is one of two universities in southern Afghanistan.
3.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Arghandab District, Kandahar
90 min walk • 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.
2 miNE
Universities and schools
Paktika University
52 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.