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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 21:52, 8 July 2011
Kunduz
کندز | |
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City | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Kunduz Province |
District | Kunduz District |
Elevation | 397 m (1,302 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 95,000 |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
History of Afghanistan |
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Kunduz (Pashto: کندز; Persian: قندوز) also known as Kundûz, Qonduz, Qondûz, Konduz, Kondûz, Kondoz, or Qhunduz is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province. It is linked by highways with Mazari Sharif to the west, Kabul to the south and Tajikistan's border to the north. In the 1979 census, Kunduz had a population of 53,251 people, which is now estimated to have risen to 95,000 (2002 official estimate). Kunduz is located at 36.73°N, 68.86°E, at an elevation of 397 meters above sea level.
Etymology
The name of the city is derived from Persian compound, kuhan/quhan diz, "old/ancient fort." Interestingly, until 1960s, the city served as the capital to the now-defunct province of Qataqan, itself meaning "Old/Ancient city" (from Turkic kata ("old/ancient') and Persian kand/qand/qan ("city").
History
Kunduz is the site of the ancient city of Drapsaka. It was a great center of Buddhist learning and very prosperous during the 3rd century AD.
In the early 20th century, under the governance of Sher Khan Nasher, Kunduz became one of the wealthiest Afghan provinces. This was mainly due to Nasher's founding of the Spinzar Cotton Company, which continues to exist in post-war Afghanistan.
Kunduz was the last major city held by the Taliban before its fall to US-backed Afghan Northern Alliance forces on November 26, 2001.
Kunduz is the most important agricultural province which produces wheat, rice, millet, and other products and obtained the nickname of "the hive of the country."
Kunduz is the centre for the north east provinces, and was the stronghold of the Taliban during its regime. The city is strategically important because it is the only way connecting Takhar province and Badakhshan provinces, which play a critical role in the existing government.
Ethnography
The province is largely mixed and several different ethnic groups live in the city, namely the Tajiks, Uzbeks, Pashtuns, Hazaras, and Arabs. The Kunduz "Arabs" are all Persian-speaking and have been so since time immemorial. However, they claim an Arab identity. There are other such Persian-speaking "Arabs" to the north and west, between Kholm, Mazar-i Sharif and Shibarghan. Their self-identification as Arabs is largely based on their tribal identity and may in fact point to the 7th and 8th centuries migration to this and other Central Asian locales of many Arab tribes from Arabia in the wake of the Islamic conquests of the region.[1]
Administration
Kunduz has nine representatives in the lower house and two in the upper house and has a provincial council. Mohammad Omer (not Mullah Omar) also known as Zeeb Noor was the governor of Kunduz until he got killed by a bomb in a mosque in Taloqan in the beginning of October 2010.
Notable people
- Javed Ahmadi (1992-), current Afghanistan national cricket team international.
- [Suleyman Al-Qunduzi] (1297 - 1374), Islamic Scholar and Theologian
See also
- Afghanistan
- Farhad Darya
- International Security Assistance Force
- Provincial Reconstruction Team
- Arif Khan
- Kunduz airstrike
References
- ^ Thomas J. Barfield, The Central Asian Arabs of Afghanistan: Pastoral Nomadism in Transition. 1982.
- Dupree, Nancy Hatch (1977): An Historical Guide to Afghanistan. 1st Edition: 1970. 2nd Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Afghan Tourist Organization.
- Thomas J. Barfield, The Central Asian Arabs of Afghanistan: Pastoral Nomadism in Transition. 1982.