Old Kandahar is a historical section of the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
Ancient city of Old Kandahar (Alexandria Arachosia) (red) on the southwestern side of Kandahar
Plan of the citadel. This destroyed fortress is still standing today.
A miniature from Padshahnama depicting the surrender of the Safavids in 1638 to the Mughal army of Shah Jahan commanded by Kilij Khan.
An 1881 photo showing the ruined Old Kandahar citadel of Shah Hussain Hotak that was destroyed by the Afsharid forces of Nader Shah Afshar in 1738.
Kandahar is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of 1,010 m (3,310 ft). It is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118. It is the capital of Kandahar Province and the centre of the larger cultural region called Loy Kandahar. Kandahar is the founding city and spiritual center of the Taliban. Despite the capital of Afghanistan being Kabul, where the government administration is based, Kandahar is the seat of power in Afghanistan as the supreme leader and his spiritual advisers are based there. Kandahar has therefore been called the de facto capital of Afghanistan, though the Taliban maintain Kabul is the capital.
Image: Kandahar University Mosque 2005
Image: Kandahar Mosque 02
Image: Mosque in Kandahar 2011
Image: Mausoleum of Baba Wali in Kandahar
