Maidan Shar
میدانشار | |
|---|---|
  Maidan Shar Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°23′50″N 68°52′11″E / 34.39722°N 68.86972°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Maidan Wardak |
| Area | |
| • City | 345 km2 (133 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,225 m (7,300 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • City | 2,400 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14,265 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Maidan Shar (Pashto: میدانښار, romanized: Maidānkhār;[2][3][4] Persian: میدانشار, romanized: Maidānshār), 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 Hazaras .[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.
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