Kandahar Province

Kandahar or Qandahar (Pashto: کندھار or قندهارcode: ps is deprecated ) (Persian: قندهار) is one of the largest of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in southern Afghanistan, between Helmand, Oruzgan and Zabul provinces. Its capital is the city of Kandahar. There are about 913,000 people who live in the province.

Pashto: کندهار ولايت Persian: ولایت قندهار
Province
Map of Afghanistan with Kandahar highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 31.0°N 65.5°E / 31.0; 65.5
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Kandahar
Government
• Governor	Zalmay Wesa
Area
• Total	54,022 km2 (20,858 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	1,151,100
• Density	21.3080/km2 (55.1874/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30
Main languages	Pashto

Districts

The following is a list of the districts of Kandahar Province:

Districts of Kandahar.

Districts of Kandahar Province

District	Capital	Population	Area	Notes
Arghandab		51,600
Arghistan		28,900
Daman		24,800
Ghorak		8,000
Kandahar		468,200
Khakrez		19,200
Maruf		27,700
Maywand		40,700
Miyanishin		12,600		Created in 2005 within Shah Wali Kot District
Nesh		11,300		Transferred from Oruzgan Province in 2005
Panjwayi		82,800
Reg		1,600
Shah Wali Kot		36,400		Sub-divided in 2005
Shorabak		9,600
Spin Boldak		41,000
Zhari		49,500		Created in 2005 from parts of Maywand and Panjwaye Districts

Kandahar Province Media

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  A miniature from Padshahnama depicting the surrender of the Shia Safavid at what is now Old Kandahar in 1638 to the Mughal army of Shah Jahan commanded by Kilij Khan

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  Painting by Abdul Ghafoor Breshna depicting the 1747 coronation of Ahmad Shah Durrani, who is regarded as the founding father of Afghanistan (Father of the Nation).

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  The British forces during the 1880 Battle of Kandahar.

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  A gathering of tribal leaders in Kandahar.

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  A Kam Air passenger plane at Kandahar International Airport in 2012

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  The Kandahar Regional Military Hospital in 2007.

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  A Kandahar University student sweeping the sidewalk in June 2012.