Old Kandahar (locally known as Zorr Shaar, Pashto: زوړ ښار, lit. 'Old City'; also Shahr-i-Kona, Dari: شهر کهنه, meaning 'Old City') is a historical section of the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. == The citadel == It is widely believed that after conquering Mundigak in 330 BC, Alexander the Great marched southeast with his army and laid out what is now Old Kandahar and named it Alexandria.
Old Kandahar (locally known as Zorr Shaar, Pashto: زوړ ښار, lit. 'Old City'; also Shahr-i-Kona, Dari: شهر کهنه, meaning 'Old City') is a historical section of the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. == The citadel == It is widely believed that after conquering Mundigak in 330 BC, Alexander the Great marched southeast with his army and laid out what is now Old Kandahar and named it Alexandria.
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