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Kandahar (afg)

Afghanistan

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Kandahar ranks 1,883rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Basildon, Liptovský Mikuláš, and Greenock. Memorable people born in Kandahar include Dost Mohammad Khan, Mohammed Omar, and Nur Jahan. Memorable people who died in Kandahar include George XI of Kartli, Sitara Achakzai, and Malalai Kakar. Kandahar has been the birth place of many politicians, and companions and the death place of many politicians, and businesspeople. Kandahar is located in Afghanistan.

Kandahar is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on 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 in 2015. It is the capital of Kandahar Province and the centre of the larger cultural region called Loy Kandahar. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1962, Kandahar was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Dost Mohammad Khan, Mohammed Omar, and Nur Jahan. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Kandahar including George XI of Kartli, Sitara Achakzai, and Malalai Kakar.

People Born in Kandahar

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Kandahar were politicians (7), and companions (1),  while most who died were politicians (5), and businesspeople (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kandahar, including Mohammed Omar, and Abdul Rahim Hatif. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kandahar, including Dost Mohammad Khan, Mohammed Omar, and Mirwais Hotak.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Kandahar since 1700.