Maidan Shar

city in Wardak province, Afghanistan
(Redirected from Maidan Shahr)

Maidan Shar (Pashto: میدان ښار - Maidān Šhār;[1][2][3] Persian: میدان شهر; also Maydan, Meydan, Maidan) is the capital of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. About 35,008 people live in the town as of 2003.[4]

Maidan Shar
میدان شهر
Maidan Shar is located in Afghanistan
Maidan Shar
Maidan Shar
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°27′N 68°47′E / 34.450°N 68.783°E / 34.450; 68.783
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceMaidan Wardak Province
Time zoneUTC+4:30

On 21 January 2019, over 100 people were killed in a terrorist attack.

Economy

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Most of the people in Maidan Shar do agriculture, livestock, gardening and trade. Many of the people are poor.

Education

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By the end of 2008, there were a total of 14 schools with about 9268 students. There were about 275 teachers teaching in these schools.[5]

People

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  • Zarifa Ghafari, former mayor of Maidan Shar, was one of the first female Mayors in Afghanistan [6]

References

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  1. "Default Parallels Plesk Panel Page". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Home". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  4. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Wardak%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Archived 2009-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Wardak Provincial Profile - MRRD
  5. http://www.mwardag.gov.af/media/Maidan%20Wardak%20Province%20Three%20years%20Report(English).pdf[permanent dead link]
  6. "Female mayor in Afghanistan says she's waiting for Taliban to 'come ... and kill me'". NBC News. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2023-10-12.