Maymana
Maymana (Persian/Uzbek/Pashto: میمنه) is the capital city of Faryab Province in northwestern Afghanistan, near the Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border. It is approximately 400 km (250 mi) northwest of the country's capital Kabul, and is located on the Maymana River, which is a tributary of the Murghab River. The population of Maymana was 149,040 in 2015, making it one of the largest cities of northwestern Afghanistan.
Maymana
میمنه | |
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Maymana Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°56′N 64°45′E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Faryab Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Damla Mohibullah |
| Area | |
| • City | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 877 m (2,877 ft) |
| Population (2022 est) | |
| • City | 100,650 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 149,040 |
| • Ethnicities | Uzbek Tajik Turkmen Baluch and Pashtun minority |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
On 14 August 2021, Maymana was seized by Taliban fighters, becoming the twenty-second provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive. As of January 2022, however, clashes between Taliban and resistance fighters and protests have been reported in the city.
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