Kalakan , is a village located in the center of
Kalakan District
Kalakan District is located in the northern part of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. It borders Guldara District to the west, Qarabagh District to the north, Dih Sabz District to the east and Mir Bacha Kot District to the south. The population is ...
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Kabul Province
Kabul (Dari/Pashto: ), situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul city, which is Afghanistan's capital and largest city. The population of the Kabul Province is ...
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
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Notable People of Kalakan
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Habibullāh Kalakāni
Habibullah Kalakani (, 19 January 1891 – 1 November 1929), derogatively called "Bacha-ye Saqao" (also romanized Bachai Sakao; literally ''son of the water carrier''), was the ruler of Afghanistan from 17 January to 13 October 1929, as well a ...
, Afghan revolutionary leader who deposed the
Barakzai Dynasty
The Barakzai dynasty (, "Sons of Barak"), also known as the Muhammadzai dynasty ("the ruling sub-clan of the Barakzai"), ruled what is now Afghanistan from 1823 to 1978, when the monarchy ended de jure under Musahiban Mohammad Zahir Shah and ...
and captured vast swathes of Afghanistan, including the city of
Kabul
Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...
, as the commander of the rebel forces during the 1928-1929
Afghan Civil War
War in Afghanistan, Afghan war, or Afghan civil war may refer to:
*Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC), the conquest of Afghanistan by the Macedonian Empire
*Muslim conquests of Afghanistan, a series of campaigns in t ...
, becoming the King and Emir of
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
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Majid Kalakani
Abdul Majid Kalakani (; 1939 – 8 June 1980) also known as Majid Agha was an Afghan communist politician. He was the founder and leader of the Liberation Organization of the People of Afghanistan (SAMA).
Biography
Majid Kalakani was born in 193 ...
, Afghan
S.A.M.A. Maoist resistance leader in the 1980s
See also
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Kalakan District
Kalakan District is located in the northern part of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. It borders Guldara District to the west, Qarabagh District to the north, Dih Sabz District to the east and Mir Bacha Kot District to the south. The population is ...
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Kabul Province
Kabul (Dari/Pashto: ), situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul city, which is Afghanistan's capital and largest city. The population of the Kabul Province is ...
References
Populated places in Kabul Province
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