Maidan Shar

Maidan Shar
میدانشار
Maidan Shar is located in Afghanistan
Maidan Shar
Maidan Shar
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°23′50″N 68°52′11″E / 34.39722°N 68.86972°E / 34.39722; 68.86972
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceMaidan Wardak
Area
 • City345 km2 (133 sq mi)
Elevation
2,225 m (7,300 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • City2,400
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Urban
14,265 [1]
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Maidan Shar (Pashto: میدانښار, romanized: Maidānkhār;[2][3][4] Persian: میدانشار, romanizedMaidānshār), also Maidan Shahr or simply Maidan, is the capital of Maidan Wardak province in central Afghanistan. Its population was estimated to be 35,008 in 2003,[5] of which is mostly Pashtuns .[6]

On 15 August 2021, Maidan Shar was seized by Taliban fighters, becoming the twenty-seventh provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.

  1. ^ "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31.
  2. ^ "Default Parallels Plesk Panel Page". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  3. ^ Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
  4. ^ "Home" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  5. ^ http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Wardak%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Wardak Provincial Profile - MRRD
  6. ^ aims.org.af