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Singesar
Singesar
Coordinates: 31°33′14″N 65°19′06″E / 31.5538753°N 65.3182954°E / 31.5538753; 65.3182954
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

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.

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.

Notable people

• Abdul Ali Deobandi, pro-Taliban cleric

References

1. Harding, Luke (2002-02-17). "How Afghans turned against their spiritual chief". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
2. Cloud, David S.; Glinski, Stefanie (2020-12-07). "The U.S. is rushing to the exit in Afghanistan. The Taliban is filling the gaps". Los Angeles Times. Photography by Marcus Yam. Retrieved 2021-08-27.

v t e Kandahar Province
Capital: Kandahar
Districts	Arghandab Arghistan Daman Ghorak Kandahar Khakrez Maruf Mayanishin Maiwand Nesh Panjwayi Reg Shah Wali Kot Shorabak Spin Boldak Zhari
Populated places	Alkozai Arghandab Arghistan Baladay Balandi Bazar-i-Panjwayi Daman Ghorak Golzar Ilbak Kar-Mulla Karz Khakrez Khosrow Sofla Lower Babur Maiwand Mulla Wali Waleh Maruf Nagahan Najeeban Nesh Reg Alaqadari Regay Singesar Spin Boldak Tarok Kolache Tizak Walakan Wali Yakh Karez Zangabad
Landforms	Arghandab River Arghistan River Dori River
Other	Governors Dahla Dam Kandahar International Cricket Stadium Kandahar Stadium Kirka Sharif

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