CHARACTERISTICS OF DALANS IN KANDAHAR OLD CITY, AFGHANISTAN

Abstract

This study examines the characteristics of dalans, traditional covered walkways in Kandahar Old City in Afghanistan. The analysis of changes in the distribution of dalans uses an old map (1880), an aerial photograph (1966), and satellite imagery (2022), followed by a field survey conducted between June 2022 and February 2023 to confirm the characteristics of the dalans. The analysis revealed that most of the dalans in Kandahar Old City are relatively new, built after the 1960s in response to rapid urbanization, and differ from those in the Herat Old City, where dalans over 100 years old still exist.