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Maymana

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Also known as Meymaneh, Maimana

Maimana, also spelled as Maymana, is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Faryab Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Maymana District and has an estimated population of 108,049 people. The city is approximately northwest of the country's capital Kabul, and is located on the Maymana River, which is a tributary of the Murghab River. The mayor of the city is Damla Mohibullah.

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Maymana is a human settlement in Afghanistan that serves as the capital of Faryab Province. Situated at an elevation of 877 meters above sea level, the city is located in the UTC+04:30 time zone. Uzbek is the official language of the settlement.

The population of Maymana is 96,000. It is twinned with Ogre. The area is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Place details

Locality
میمنه
Region
ولایت فاریاب / فاریاب ولایتی
Country
افغانستان
Population
75,900
Timezone
Asia/Kabul

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Air quality

39US AQIGood
PM2.5
10.8 µg/m³
PM10
60.1 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 05:30 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

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NATO Base in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan.jpg
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A military base in 2011
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Afghanistan
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Faryab
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Maymana
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Municipality
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Mayor
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Damla Mohibullah

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Geography
  • Land use
  • Climate
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Transportation
  • Notes
  • References
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Maimana, also spelled as Maymana, is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Faryab Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Maymana District and has an estimated population of 108,049 people. The city is approximately northwest of the country's capital Kabul, and is located on the Maymana River, which is a tributary of the Murghab River. The mayor of the city is Damla Mohibullah.

Maimana has a domestic airport, a number of bazaars, mosques, universities, public parks, hospitals, and over 16,560 dwelling units. The Afghanistan Ring Road passes through the city. The closest major cities to Maimana are Andkhoy in Faryab, Sheberghan in Jowzjan Province, and Sar-e-Pol in Sar-e-Pol Province. The city is to be connected by railroad with Herat to the southwest and Mazar-i-Sharif to the northeast.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maymana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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