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The kandahar website -- http://www.kandahar.gov.af/ -- didn't come up today. HasanDiwan ( talk) 04:53, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
NOT from Alexandria!: In the book "Histories" by Herodotus, Gandhara is named as a source of tax collections for King Darius. Böri ( talk) 13:14, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Hmm, could the name be connected to an arabic "bridge" like with the many Al Qantaras? -- BjKa ( talk) 11:12, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
>Though this is unlikely given the fact that the geography of modern day Kandahar does not equate with that of Gandhara.
I added that statement and it's a fact, you can check the article on Gandhara and see that it corresponds to the geography of modern day Jalalabad, the Kabulistan valley in Afghanistan and Peshawar/Swat in pakistan.
I've also attached a picture of the achaemenid satrapies at the time to show the distinction between the geography of kandahar in the arachosia satrap vs. the gandhara satrap all the way in eastern/northeastern afghanistan.
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/files/achaemenid_satrapies.jpg
Hope this clears your misunderstanding.
I don't know what the other guy wants, this is common sense and a source (aside from looking at a map) is not needed.
I've changed it to " Although it is important to note the fact that the geography of modern day Kandahar does not equate with that of Gandhara." It is important we keep it like this as kandahar (arachosia) and gandhara (jalalabad/peshawar/swat) are not synonymous and it helps those who are confused and often equate the two.
What don't you understand about the fact where kandahar lies as it is today is nowhere near the historic gandhara? My edit is not disruptive, it just helps clear misunderstanding of those who may equate gandhara with kandahar as the names sound similar
m8 you can't just keep changing things like this >The geography of modern day Kandahar does not equate with that of Gandhara however.[12]
I've changed it to that, it's a lot better than saying gandhara is "hundreds of kilometers to the north east" which is vague.
To you however is my opinion? Also, stating "hundreds of kilometres" to the northeast is incorrect as 1. it's not 'hundreds' and 2. it's very confusing, a novice reader will not know that in fact, kandahar and gandhara are on opposite sides of the country. I am fine for removing 'though' but it helps with sentence structure and flow and in my opinion does not cast doubt on etymology but rather makes it clear for people (and I've encountered MANY of them) who like kandahar and gandhara to be one and the same. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scytsari ( talk • contribs) 15:13, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
Aside from 'however' the sentence is completely fine, but since you're so insistent I am forced to change it. Is "Modern day Kandahar is not located in the same satrap as the ancient Gandhara" or "Modern day Kandahar is not located in the same region as ancient Gandhara", something to this extent because it's astonishing the number of people (indians mainly) who think gandhara = kandahar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.240.250.20 ( talk) 01:02, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
By saying hundreds of meters, it's much more confusing since people may not know if it's still located in the kandahar province when gandhara is in a complete other province, saying 'though' or 'however' is not an opinion, it's a reference to a fact, as it is now it seems fine and I don't understand your insistence on changing this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scytsari ( talk • contribs) 00:05, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
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On the already exhausted topic of revising the etymology of kandahar in reference to gandhara once again: No, I will not accept "hundreds of kilometeres to the northeast of kandahar city/province" as this is not specific at all and is a very, very ambiguous statement, hundreds of kilometers to the northeast could imply it is still within kandahar province, it could imply it's in kabul or badakhshan, as such it is very improper form and terminology. "Does not equate" is a more than ample statement, I'm sorry that your english is not advanced enough to interpret this correctly but this is more than sufficient on top of being correct in terms of syntax, grammar and general diction. I will agree to do something about "however" since I understand your viewpoint (well, not really but I'm willing to compromise on your stubbornness here). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scytsari ( talk • contribs) 01:37, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
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I'm removing the photo. What does this photo of a girl has to do with the city of Kandahar? What is the point in having the photo? News report say 50% of Afghan girls do not attend schools. An elementary school near Kandahar Air Field includes a school located outside the city limits. The airport is located in Kandahar province which is like say the state of Texas, can you put photo of a girl from Forth Worth in Dallas article? Pashtoon989 ( talk) 18:15, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
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The kandahar website -- http://www.kandahar.gov.af/ -- didn't come up today. HasanDiwan ( talk) 04:53, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
NOT from Alexandria!: In the book "Histories" by Herodotus, Gandhara is named as a source of tax collections for King Darius. Böri ( talk) 13:14, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Hmm, could the name be connected to an arabic "bridge" like with the many Al Qantaras? -- BjKa ( talk) 11:12, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
>Though this is unlikely given the fact that the geography of modern day Kandahar does not equate with that of Gandhara.
I added that statement and it's a fact, you can check the article on Gandhara and see that it corresponds to the geography of modern day Jalalabad, the Kabulistan valley in Afghanistan and Peshawar/Swat in pakistan.
I've also attached a picture of the achaemenid satrapies at the time to show the distinction between the geography of kandahar in the arachosia satrap vs. the gandhara satrap all the way in eastern/northeastern afghanistan.
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/files/achaemenid_satrapies.jpg
Hope this clears your misunderstanding.
I don't know what the other guy wants, this is common sense and a source (aside from looking at a map) is not needed.
I've changed it to " Although it is important to note the fact that the geography of modern day Kandahar does not equate with that of Gandhara." It is important we keep it like this as kandahar (arachosia) and gandhara (jalalabad/peshawar/swat) are not synonymous and it helps those who are confused and often equate the two.
What don't you understand about the fact where kandahar lies as it is today is nowhere near the historic gandhara? My edit is not disruptive, it just helps clear misunderstanding of those who may equate gandhara with kandahar as the names sound similar
m8 you can't just keep changing things like this >The geography of modern day Kandahar does not equate with that of Gandhara however.[12]
I've changed it to that, it's a lot better than saying gandhara is "hundreds of kilometers to the north east" which is vague.
To you however is my opinion? Also, stating "hundreds of kilometres" to the northeast is incorrect as 1. it's not 'hundreds' and 2. it's very confusing, a novice reader will not know that in fact, kandahar and gandhara are on opposite sides of the country. I am fine for removing 'though' but it helps with sentence structure and flow and in my opinion does not cast doubt on etymology but rather makes it clear for people (and I've encountered MANY of them) who like kandahar and gandhara to be one and the same. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scytsari ( talk • contribs) 15:13, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
Aside from 'however' the sentence is completely fine, but since you're so insistent I am forced to change it. Is "Modern day Kandahar is not located in the same satrap as the ancient Gandhara" or "Modern day Kandahar is not located in the same region as ancient Gandhara", something to this extent because it's astonishing the number of people (indians mainly) who think gandhara = kandahar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.240.250.20 ( talk) 01:02, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
By saying hundreds of meters, it's much more confusing since people may not know if it's still located in the kandahar province when gandhara is in a complete other province, saying 'though' or 'however' is not an opinion, it's a reference to a fact, as it is now it seems fine and I don't understand your insistence on changing this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scytsari ( talk • contribs) 00:05, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
We've settled this, at this point you're just trolling me. — Preceding
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On the already exhausted topic of revising the etymology of kandahar in reference to gandhara once again: No, I will not accept "hundreds of kilometeres to the northeast of kandahar city/province" as this is not specific at all and is a very, very ambiguous statement, hundreds of kilometers to the northeast could imply it is still within kandahar province, it could imply it's in kabul or badakhshan, as such it is very improper form and terminology. "Does not equate" is a more than ample statement, I'm sorry that your english is not advanced enough to interpret this correctly but this is more than sufficient on top of being correct in terms of syntax, grammar and general diction. I will agree to do something about "however" since I understand your viewpoint (well, not really but I'm willing to compromise on your stubbornness here). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scytsari ( talk • contribs) 01:37, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
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I'm removing the photo. What does this photo of a girl has to do with the city of Kandahar? What is the point in having the photo? News report say 50% of Afghan girls do not attend schools. An elementary school near Kandahar Air Field includes a school located outside the city limits. The airport is located in Kandahar province which is like say the state of Texas, can you put photo of a girl from Forth Worth in Dallas article? Pashtoon989 ( talk) 18:15, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
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