Maiwand District
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Maiwand District is a rural administrative district in Afghanistan known historically for the 1880 Battle of Maiwand during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Maiwand | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
battle ⓘ district of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Helmand Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panjwai District NERFINISHED ⓘ Reg District NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruzgan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhari District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictCombatant |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Afghanistan ⓘ |
| date | 27 July 1880 ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Maiwand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Battle of Maiwand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock herding ⓘ |
| hasRuralCharacter | true ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | rural district ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | true ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
flat plains
ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ |
| hasTransportAxis | Kandahar–Herat road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of major 19th-century Anglo-Afghan battle ⓘ |
| knownFor | Battle of Maiwand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Kandahar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Southern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Afghanistan Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| location | Maiwand District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maiwand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kandahar Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandahar Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kandahar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +4:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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