Qandil

Qandil or Kandil (Arabic: قنديل, romanized: qindīl, 'candle') may refer to

• Kandil, five Islamic holy nights, related to the life of Muhammad

Places

• Kandil, Iran (Persian: كندال), West Azerbaijan, Iran
• Qandil, Iran (Persian: قنديل), Fars Province, Iran
• Qandil Mountains, a mountainous area of northern Iraq

People

• Abdel Hadi Kandil (born 1935), Egyptian chemist and politician
• Ahmed Kandil (died 1948), Egyptian swimmer
• Ali Kandil (born 1921), Egyptian football referee
• Fouad Qandil (1944–2015), Egyptian novelist
• Hamdi Qandil (1936–2018), Egyptian journalist
• Hesham Qandil (born 1962), Prime Minister of Egypt 2012–2013
  • Qandil Cabinet
• Maor Kandil (born 1993), Israeli footballer
• Mohamed Mansi Qandil (born 1946), Egyptian author
• El-Sayed Mohamed Kandil (fl. 1948), Egyptian wrestler
• Yasmine Kandil, Egyptian-Canadian professor of applied drama

See also

• All pages with titles containing Kandil
• All pages with titles containing Qandil
• Kandeel, a lantern associated with Diwali
• Kandil simidi, a Turkish pastry
• Qandeel Baloch (1990–2016), murdered Pakistani model and actress