Maimay District

Maimay (Dari: مایمی), also known as Darwaz-e Payeen,^[2] or simply Darwaz,^[3] is a district in Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Darwaz District. It is home to approximately 29,893 residents. Maimay borders the Kuf Ab, Raghistan, Shighnnan, and Nusay districts, along with some districts in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan, including Vanj, Rushon, and Shughnon. The district was historically part of the Darwaz principality, a semi-independent statelet ruled by a mir.^[4]

Maimay مایمی
District
Jamarj-e Bala, the capital of Maimay
Maimay Maimay District Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 38°16′50″N 71°19′28″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan
Region	Badakhshan
Population [1]
• Total	29,893
Time zone	+ 4:30

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan
• Darwaz