Kandahar Province (afg)

Kandahar Province

Kandahar Province ranks 9,061st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Deal, New Jersey, Bischofszell, and El Colorado. Memorable people born in Kandahar Province include Ashraf Hotak, and Malalai of Maiwand. Kandahar Province has been the birth place of many politicians, and social activists. Kandahar Province is located in Afghanistan.

Kandahār is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southern part of the country, sharing a border with Pakistan, to the south. It is surrounded by Helmand in the west, Uruzgan in the north and Zabul Province in the east. Its capital is the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city, which is located on the Arghandab River. The greater region surrounding the province is called Loy Kandahar. The Emir of Afghanistan sends orders to Kabul from Kandahar making it the de facto capital of Afghanistan, although the main government body operates in Kabul. All meetings with the Emir take place in Kandahar, meetings excluding the Emir are in Kabul. Read more on Wikipedia