Maidan Shar
Sign in to saveAlso known as Maidān Šhār, Maidan, Maidan Shahr, Maydan Shar, Maidanshar, Maydan Shahr, Maiden Shahr, Maiden Shar
city in Wardak province, Afghanistan
Key facts
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Province
- Maidan Wardak
- District
- Maidan Shar
- Type
- Municipality
- Mayor
- Mawlavi Abdullah Darwish
- Land
- 33 km (13 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 2,225 m (7,300 ft)
- Provincial capital
- 50,029
- Density
- 1,500/km (3,900/sq mi)
- Urban
- 3,984
- Rural
- 46,045
- Time zone
- UTC+04:30 ( Afghanistan Time )
- Iso 3166 code
- AF-MSR
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Located in
- Maidan Shar District
- Population
- 35008
- Area
- 345
- Elevation
- 2206
- Time zone
- UTC+04:30
- Capital of
- Maidan Shar District
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Maidan Shar or Maidan Shahr (Pashto: میدان شهر; Dari: میدان شهر) is a growing town in the eastern part of Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Maidan Wardak Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Maidan Shar District and has an estimated population of 50,029 people. Mawlavi Abdullah Darwish is the current mayor of the town.
Maidan Shar is connected by a road network with Kabul to the northeast, Bamyan and Behsud to the west, and Ghazni to the southwest. The Kabul–Kandahar Highway passes in the town, which helps its economy. Maidan Shar currently has a limited number of bazaars, restaurants, hotels, mosques, hospitals, and places to play sports or just relax.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maidan Shar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.