Qandahar

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf city
gptkbp:area approximately 1,200 square kilometers
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kandahar_Province
gptkbp:climate hot semi-arid
gptkbp:cuisine Kandahari kebab
traditional_Afghan_dishes
Qandahari_pilaf
gptkbp:culturalEvents Eid celebrations
traditional weddings
Pashto_New_Year_(Nawruz)
gptkbp:culturalSignificance home to many mosques
Pashto poetry
traditional_Pashto_music
gptkbp:demographics growing population
youthful population
gptkbp:economy local markets
trade routes
gptkbp:education several universities
technical colleges
gptkbp:famousPerson gptkb:Ahmad_Shah_Durrani
gptkb:Hamid_Karzai
gptkb:Gul_Agha_Sherzai
gptkbp:founded around 300 BC
gptkbp:governs municipal government
provincial government
gptkbp:healthcare hospitals
clinics
gptkbp:historicalEvent Soviet-Afghan War
Battle of Qandahar (1880)
Fall of Qandahar (2001)
Taliban_takeover_in_1994
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important trade center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Qandahar
gptkbp:IATA_code gptkb:Kandahar_International_Airport
gptkbp:infrastructure electricity supply
water supply systems
road improvements
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:majorIndustry agriculture
trade
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Pashtun
Tajik
Hazaras
gptkbp:notableFor its historical sites
gptkbp:population approximately 600,000
gptkbp:security conflict zones
military presence
gptkbp:servedIn capital of Afghanistan
gptkbp:sport cricket
football
gptkbp:timeZone UTC+4:30
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Shrine_of_Baba_Wali
gptkb:Tomb_of_Ahmad_Shah_Durrani
Qandahar Citadel
gptkbp:transportation road network
railway access