Maimay District

Maimay (Persian: مایمی‎), also known as Darwaz-e Payin,[1] or simply Darwaz,[2] is a district in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Darwaz District. It is home to approximately 12,000 residents. This district borders the Kuf Ab, Raghistan, Shighnnan, and Nusay districts, along with some districts in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan, including Vanj, Rushon, and Shughnon. The district was historically part of the Darwaz principality, a semi-independent statelet ruled by a mir.[3]

Maimay District

ولسوالی مایمی
Jamrj-e Bala, the capital of Maimay
Maimay District
Maimay District Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 38°16′50″N 71°19′28″E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
RegionDarwaz
Population
 • Total12,000
Time zone+ 4:30

See also

References
  1. "Settled Population of Badakhshan province by Civil Division, Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. "Badakhshan Province Map". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. Seymour Becker. Russia’s Protectorates in Central Asia: Bukhara and Khiva, 1865-1924. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1968.
Friendship Bridge between  Afghanistan and  Tajikistan In vanj region's and Maimay.
  • Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.