Qandahār
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- Names
Qandahār
Qandahar
Kandhar
Kandahar
Alexandria Arachoton
Alexandria-in-Arachosia
Alexandria
Alexandropolis
- Place Type
- inhabited place
- Description
- It was a settlement on the route of Alexander the Great; was also part of Asoka's empire. It is the site of Buddhist rock and pillar edicts; it 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.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998); NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003); Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979); Times Atlas of World History (1993); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);
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