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Kandahār (or Qandahār) is a city in southern Afghanistan, the capital of Kandahar province.
The city of Kandahar was founded in the 4th century BC by Alexander the Great, near the site of the ancient city of Mundigak (established around 3000 BC).
During the Soviet occupation of 1979-1989, Kandahar was firmly under Soviet command.
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 Encyclopedia: Kandahar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kandahar province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan.
The present city of Kandahar was founded in the 4th century BC by Alexander the Great, near the site of the ancient city of Mundigak (established around 3000 BC).
Under the Abbasids and later Turkic invaders, Kandahar was conquered by Muslims who converted the local Pashtuns and the city came under the influence of the Khurasan region, while retaining its local Pashtun language and culture.
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 Kandahar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The city of Kandahar was founded in the 4th century BC by (King of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)) Alexander the Great, near the site of the ancient city of Mundigak (established around 3000 BC).
Under the Abbasids and later Turkic invaders, Kandahar was conquered by Muslims who converted the local Pashtuns and the city came under the influence of the (additional info and facts about Khurasan) Khurasan region, while retaining its local Pashtun language and culture.
His son, Humayun, lost Kandahar to the (Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran) Shah of (An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC) Persia.
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 Kandahar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kandahar (or Qandahar) is a city in southern Afghanistan, capital of Kandahar province.
During the Soviet occupation of 1979 - 1989, Kandahar was firmly under Soviet command.
Heartbroken of Kandahar A background report on story and actors of the movie.
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 Kandahar, Afghanistan - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Kandahar, Afghanistan
City in Afghanistan, capital of Kandahar province, and the second city in Afghanistan, 450 km/280 mi southwest of Kabul; population (2001 est) 329,000.
Further damage occurred in 2001 when the city, as the last major stronghold of the Taliban government, was under attack by the Northern Alliance supported by US and British forces during the War on Terrorism.
Kandahar is linked to Kabul and Herat in Afghanistan and Quetta in Pakistan by road, and is served by an international airport.
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 Kandahar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kandahar is also the name of a the oldest downhill ski race in the world, which dates back to 1911, was named after Earl Roberts of Kandahar, who took his title from the relief of Kandahar, during the Afghan Wars.
This trophy was known as the Roberts of Kandahar Challenge Cup and is used to this day for the premier of world downhill racing.
Kandahar is also the title of a 2001 movie from Avatar films, shot on the Iran-Afghan border, starring Nelofer Pazira.
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 Encyclopedia: Mohammed Omar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
He was born the son of a peasant farmer, and grew up in mud huts around the village of Singesar (some reports say Nodeh), near Kandahar.
Singesar (population 2400) is a village near Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Even after the Taliban conquered Kabul, Omar remained in Kandahar, an unusual move for the commander of Afghan forces with a desire to rule the entire country.
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Shot on the border of Iran and Afghanistan, Kandahar is a politically urgent story of a young female journalist named Nafas who escaped Afghanistan with her...
Kandahar, Afghanistan Capital of Kandahar province with a population of 250,000.
Kandahar Search for: Kandahar is a small community of less than 100 people located south of Big Quill Lake.
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 Kandahar's History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The terrain was flat and treeless, Soon the council arranged to have trees planted on the boulevards and residents planted trees and shrubs on their respective properties.
The three grain elevators were the Saskatchewan Elevator Co., The Saskatchewan Co-operative, and the National Elevator Co. In later years the Sask.
Buildings were vacated and left to deteriorate, Houses were sold and moved out, the Bank of Montreal building was moved out to become a school in the Foote District, With the advent of better highways and faster cars, people of the district began going further afield for their supplies and entertainment.
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 de Kandahar Kandahar or Qandahar is a city in...
de:Kandahar "Kandahar" (or "Qandahar") is a city in southern Afghanistan Afghanistan, capital of Kandahar province Kandahar province.
Kandahar was founded in the 4th century BC 4th century BC by Alexander the Great Alexander the Great, near the site of the ancient city of Mundigak (established around 3000 BC).
It was towards the end of 1994 1994 that the Taliban Taliban emerged from the city and set out to conquer the south, east and centre of the country; the city is still the 'spiritual' home of the movement.
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 Kandahar Article, Kandahar Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kandahār (or Qandahār) is a city in southern Afghanistan, the capital of Kandahar province.The province has 567,000 people (based on 1979 data), while the city has around 200,000 (based on a 1989 estimate).
It was towards the endof 1994 that the Taliban emerged from the cityand set out to conquer the south, east and centre of the country; the city is still the 'spiritual' home of the movement.
Kandahar is also a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada ; see Kandahar, Saskatchewan.
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 Kandahar - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
:For the hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada; see Kandahar, Saskatchewan.
It fell into Afghan hands in 1708 when Mir Waiz conquered the town.
It was towards the end of 1994 that the Taliban emerged from the city and set out to conquer the south, east and centre of the country.
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 Kandahar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
After more than two years in Kabul, helping a NATO force bring stability to the capital, Canada is tackling a tougher challenge in the southern city of Kandahar...
KANDAHAR: A bomb has exploded in Kandahar province near a convoy of the United Nations’ vehicles.
As well, some 250 Canadian troops are in Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, as part of a provincial reconstruction team.
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 Kandahar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kandahar city was founded in the 4th century BC by Alexander the Great, near the site of the ancient city of Mundigak(established around 3000 BC).
Babur, founder of the Mughal empire,reunited Kandahar to India in 16th century.
Humayun's son, Akbar regained the control ofKandahar and Kabul.
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 Dore/Smoothstone Lakes Wilderness Protection Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Local history suggests that commercial fishing was begun in the area as early as 1909, by an enterprising Icelandic-Canadian, Joe Stefansson, who farmed near Kandahar, Saskatchewan, and that by 1911-12 there were 23 licensed fishermen on the lake.
The report of the Dominion Alberta and Saskatchewan Fisheries Commission of 19101911 puts the start of commercial fishing at 1911 at Dore Lake.
In 1955, a Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources report noted that angling pressure on Dore Lake had increased, partly due to reduced sport fishing catches on Lac La Plonge.
www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca /science/dore/2-4.html   (1275 words)

  
 List of communities in Saskatchewan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abbey, Saskatchewan (V) Aberdeen, Saskatchewan (T) Abernethy, Saskatchewan (V) Admiral, Saskatchewan (V) Air Ronge, Saskatchewan (NV)
Alameda, Saskatchewan (T) Albertville, Saskatchewan (V) Alice Beach, Saskatchewan (RV)
Avonlea, Saskatchewan (V) Aylesbury, Saskatchewan (V) Aylsham, Saskatchewan (V) edit]
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_communities_in_Saskatchewan   (190 words)

  
 Toro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Next to the highway by the sign an explosion shakes the field and you can hear something coughing and sputtering as a fl cloud of smoke appears.
A few feet away a sign that reads "Kandahar" lands on the ground looking as if it was had been blown up.
Kandahar, Saskatchewan is a hamlet with a population of 14.
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 Kandahar in TutorGig Encyclopedia
British forces occupied the city during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839- 1842) and from 1879 to 1881.
During the Soviet occupation of 1979- 1989, Kandahar was firmly under Soviet command.
The Road to Kandahar (Simon Fonthill Series), by Headline
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 Welcome to Mordyck Auctions Ltd. - About Mordyck Auctions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Surrounded by his wife, his children and their spouses, sister-in-law and 2 dear friends, we sang him into heaven with the songs he loved.
Dennis was born November 19, 1932 in Kandahar, Saskatchewan to Harry and Gladys Morrow.
Dennis will be greatly missed by his wife Ruth, his children Eric (Cheryl), Ken (Kim), Shelley Peattie (Ken), Darcy (Sharon) and Heather Hiebert (Glen), and 11 grandchildren, all from Winnipeg and area and his brother Greg (Janet) from Raymore, Saskatchewan, as well as nieces and nephews.
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 Kandahar Saskatchewan Real Estate - North American Real Estate Directory
Because you want your agent to market your home for all its worth and to do that, they should be a web savvy marketer.
If you plan to buy or sell Real Estate in Kandahar Saskatchewan then this is a good place to find the best agent to help you with your future Real Estate transactions.
Currently no featured agent is listed for Kandahar Saskatchewan but this page is updated on a regular basis so please check back soon and there will be a Real Estate Agent who services this area as well as other agents for you to look at.
www.goodrealtor.net /Canadian_Cities/saskatchewan-a---l-kandahar-saskatchewan.htm   (217 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Kandahar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Kandahar; all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Kandahar   (801 words)

  
 The Minor Thirds
Saturday morning we drove down to Saskatoon, which is in Saskatchewan, which of course is very exciting.
Before we hit Saskatchewan, though, we made a stop in Vegreville, Alberta, to look at their giant Ukrainian Easter Egg (or "pysanka"), which is actually far cooler than you'd think.
We drove on until we hit Lloydminster, which is a town that straddles the Alberta and Saskatchewan border.
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 List of communities in Saskatchewan in TutorGig Encyclopedia
Sporting Goods See all 518 results in List of communities in Saskatchewan...
Outdoor Living See all 168 results in List of communities in Saskatchewan...
Computers See all 134 results in List of communities in Saskatchewan...
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 Saskatchewan, Canada Map & Placename Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Local Map of Fond du Lac, Saskatchewan, Canada
Local Map of La Loche West, Saskatchewan, Canada
Local Map of Saint Cyr Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
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 UFO ROUNDUP Volume 5 Number 34
in Kandahar, a city in Afghanistan located 200 kilometers (120 miles) southwest of Kabul, the national capital.
They said they made no noise like the cruise missiles and were brightly lit.
On Wednesday, August 15, 2000, a crop circle was found on a farm in Grenfells, Saskatchewan, Canada (population 1,200), a small town on Provincial Highway 1 about 48 kilometers (30 miles) east of Regina.
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 toolhost.com >> Kandahar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Read about kandahar in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
Need more information on kandahar, sit back and let us find it!
Information about Afghanistan and its history: from the regime of King Zahir, republic of Daoud, communist regime of Taraki, civil war of Mujahideen to the emergence of Taliban.
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 Birch Hills Saskatchewan Real Estate - North American Real Estate Directory
If you plan to buy or sell Real Estate in Birch Hills Saskatchewan then this is a good place to find the best agent to help you with your future Real Estate transactions.
Currently no featured agent is listed for Birch Hills Saskatchewan but this page is updated on a regular basis so please check back soon and there will be a Real Estate Agent who services this area as well as other agents for you to look at.
AGENTS - If you plan to assist buyers and sellers in Birch Hills Saskatchewan then you may request listing for this page here.
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 Kandahar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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Article describes eye-witness accounts of a gunship aircraft strafing civilian targets in Kandahar.
Matthew Chance: Kandahar Taliban have 'nowhere else to go'
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