Maimana
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ميمنه Maimana |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 55 ' N , 64 ° 47' E | ||
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| Country | Afghanistan | ||
| Faryab | |||
| District | Maimana | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AF-FYB | ||
| height | 877 m | ||
| Residents | 75,900 (2004) | ||
| Post Code | 1801 | ||
Maimana or Meymaneh ( Pashto / Dari :ميمنه) is the capital of Faryab Province in the northern part of Afghanistan near the border with Turkmenistan .
The city is located about 400 kilometers northwest of the Afghan capital Kabul .
location
Maimana is located on the northern edge of the Band-i Turkistan mountain range at an altitude of 877 m on the river terraces of the Qeysar River . The mountainous lands around Maimana offer fertile soil for local agriculture.
climate
| Climate data | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperatures (in ° C) | 2 | 4th | 8th | 15th | 20th | 26th | 28 | 25th | 21st | 15th | 9 | 5 |
| Precipitation (in mm) | 50 | 60 | 82 | 60 | 26th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21st | 45 |
| Sunshine (in hours / day) | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8th | 5 | 4th |
population
As early as the 19th century, Maimana is said to have had a population of approximately 15,000-18,000, most of them of Uzbek origin. In 1958 the population was about 30,000 and by 1979 the number had risen to 38,250. According to an official estimate, Maimama had 59,500 inhabitants in September 2003.
history
Maimana's roots go back to ancient times. There is no doubt that Maimana Castle can be dated back to the Early Iron Age . Ceramic shards from the Paleolithic and Bronze Ages have been found in the nearby cave of Bilchiragh .
In the 10th century Maimana was the residence of Malik of Guzganan , then under the rule of the Farighuniden - dynasty .
In the 16th century, Maimana came under Uzbek influence after the conquest of Turkistan and Herat by Mohammed Scheibani .
At the beginning of the 18th century, the Bukhara Khanate ruled the city, but lost power and the locally ruling Ming Amirs became more visible from 1707 onwards. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Maimana was the center of an independent Uzbek khanate and an important trading center on the route from Turkistan to Herat and Persia .
In 1876 the city fell to Afghanistan and was largely destroyed, only 10 percent of the population survived. For centuries the city was surrounded by strong city walls and watchtowers, after the destruction only a pile of rubble was left.
In 1934 the reconstruction of the city began, in 1949 the western part of the old city was renewed and the old castle was turned into a park.
In Maimana there is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) of the ISAF under the direction of the Norwegian armed forces . The PRT also includes members of the Latvian Armed Forces .
On May 4, 2012, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the vegetable market, killing at least ten people.
economy
Maimana lies in the middle of agricultural irrigation land and is the center of trade with Karakul sheep . In the 1970s, the cotton and wool processing industry was in full bloom.
Maimana is a trading center for leather goods , silk , carpets , wheat , barley , melons and grapes .
In February 2005, an independent, women-run radio station, Radio Quyaash, was opened in Maimana, the fifth city in Afghanistan .
Personalities
- Assadullah Habib (* 1941 in Kabul), Afghan poet and writer of Tajik origin
See also
literature
- Nancy Hatch Dupree: An Historical Guide to Afghanistan , 2nd edition, Afghan Tourist Organization 1977
Individual evidence
- ^ Jürgen Paul : Central Asia . Frankfurt am Main 2012 ( Neue Fischer Weltgeschichte , Volume 10), p. 358
- ↑ Many dead in suicide attack in Maymana. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . April 4, 2012, Retrieved April 5, 2012 .