Official Name: | Kulangar/ Kolangar |
Native Name: | کلنگار, کلنګار |
Settlement Type: | village |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Coordinates: | 34.0381°N 69.0222°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Rural District |
Subdivision Name1: | Logar Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Puli Alam District |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +4:30 |
Timezone Dst: | IRDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +5:30 |
Kulangār/ Kolangar (Dari: کلنگار, Pashto: کلنګار) is a village in Pul-i Alam District, Logar province, Afghanistan.
The folk etymology behind the name Kulangār is for it to having to do with a story about a crane (Persian: kulang, کلنگ).[1] The more likely origin of the name however are the Dardic words kul meaning "tribe" and aṅgār meaning "fire", making up the meaning "fire tribe". This origin may be a relic of the Dardic languages native to the region in pre-Islamic times.
In Kulangar lies the shrine of Malik Sabz Ali ibn Malik Yusuf (died 1541 CE).[2] The site is a popular place of pilgrimage, attracting visitors from around the province.