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gptkbp:instanceOf
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city
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 1,200 km²
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gptkbp:averageTemperature
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mild winters
hot summers
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Kandahar_Province
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gptkbp:climate
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semi-arid
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gptkbp:culturalInfluence
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Pashtun_culture
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gptkbp:economicActivity
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handicrafts
fruit production
carpet weaving
market trade
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Kandahar_University
gptkb:Kandahar_Institute_of_Modern_Studies
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gptkbp:festivals
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gptkb:Kandahar_Music_Festival
Kandahar_Cultural_Festival
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gptkbp:founded
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around 4th century BC
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature
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gptkb:Arghandab_River
gptkb:Kandahar_Airfield
Surkhab_River
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gptkbp:governmentType
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municipal government
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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Soviet-Afghan War
Battle of Kandahar (1880)
Taliban_takeover_in_1994
U.S._invasion_of_Afghanistan_in_2001
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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important trade route
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gptkbp:historicalSite
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gptkb:Shrine_of_Baba_Wali
gptkb:Kandahar_Museum
Citadel of Kandahar
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Kandahar city
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gptkbp:languageSpoken
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Dari
Pashto
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Afghanistan
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gptkbp:majorIndustry
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agriculture
trade
services
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Uzbek
gptkb:Pashtun
Tajik
Hazaras
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gptkbp:notableFor
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its historical sites
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Hamid_Karzai
gptkb:Mullah_Omar
gptkb:Gul_Agha_Sherzai
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 500,000
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gptkbp:religion
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Islam
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gptkbp:servedIn
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a center of power
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gptkbp:sport
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cricket
football
wrestling
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gptkbp:timeZone
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UTC+4:30
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gptkbp:transportation
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gptkb:Kandahar_International_Airport
road network
railway access
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