Singesar
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Singesar | |
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| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Kandahar Province |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,400 |
Singesar, also spelt Sangesar and Sangsar (Persian/Pashto: سنگيسار), is a Pashtun village 25 miles (40 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, in the Zheray district.
About
[edit | edit source]The village's name originates from the phrase sang-e-hisar, or stone fort, after an old fort in the area constructed by the British in the 19th century.[citation needed]
It was the former home of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, who lived there between the end of the anti-Soviet jihad in 1989 and the launch of the Taliban movement in 1994. He worked there as a preacher and religious instructor.[1][2]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Abdul Ali Deobandi, pro-Taliban cleric
