District in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Maimay (Dari: مایمی), also known as Darwaz-e Payeen,[2] or simply Darwaz,[3] is a district in Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Darwaz District. It is home to approximately 29,893 residents. Maimay 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.[4]
See also
References
Friendship Bridge between
Afghanistan and
Tajikistan In vanj region's and Maimay.
External links
- Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services
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