Kandahar Provincial Museum

The Kandahar Museum is a located in , . It has around 1,900 artifacts.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Kandahar
  • Also known as: “Kandahar Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cloak of Muhammad and Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet.

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The is an Islamic relic hidden inside one of the buildings in Khirka Sharif in , . The relic is a khirqa believed to have been worn by the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey in 621 AD. is situated 380 metres west of Kandahar Provincial Museum.

Mosque
The , also known as Jame Mui Mobarak, is a located near the Kabul Bazaar, in the city of , . is situated 770 metres south of Kandahar Provincial Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kandahar and Arghandab.

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is the capital of province, and the largest city in . is also the second largest city in Afghanistan after the capital , and was the first capital of the modern state of Afghanistan in the 18th century.

Town
Photo: PRTkand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The town of is the center of District in , , in the valley of River northwest from . It is located on at an elevation of 1,112 metres. is situated 7 km northwest of Kandahar Provincial Museum.

Kandahar Provincial Museum

Latitude
31.62037° or 31° 37′ 13″ north
Longitude
65.7119° or 65° 42′ 43″ east
Open location code
8J37JPC6+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1349255176
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q6361210
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In Other Languages

From Central Kurdish to Uzbek—“Kandahar Provincial Museum” goes by many names.
  • Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی پارێزگای قەندەھار”
  • Persian: “موزه ولایت قندهار”
  • Pushto: “کندهار ولایتي موزیم”
  • Russian: “Кандагарский Провинциальный Музей”
  • Spanish: “Museo provincial de Kandahar”
  • Uzbek: “Qandahor muzeyi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include د ارګ دروازه and د کندهار ولايت مقام.

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