Maiwand | |
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Maiwand Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′22″N 65°08′24″E / 31.73944°N 65.14000°E / 31.73944; 65.14000 | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kandahar Province |
| District | Maywand District |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Maiwand is a village in Afghanistan within the Maywand District of Kandahar Province. It is located 50 miles northwest of Kandahar, on the main Kandahar–Lashkargah road.12
The area is irrigated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority.3
Maiwand is the birthplace of the 13th-century Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.4
The village is notable for the Battle of Maiwand, which took place on July 27, 1880, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Ayub Khan together with Malalai Anaa defeated a British brigade under General Burrows.5 The British commemorated the battle with the Maiwand Lion sculpture at Forbury Gardens in England.
References
References
- Forbes, Archibald (2010) [1892]. The Afghan Wars: 1839-42 and 1878-80. New York, NY: Cosimo Classics. p. 298. ISBN 9781616405205. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- "The Battle of Khushk-i-Nakud". The Second Angl-Afghan War 1878-1880. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- (pdf) The Helmand Valley Project in Afghanistan: A.I.D. Evaluation Special Study No. 18 C Clapp-Wicek & E Baldwin, U.S. Agency for International Development, published December 1983
- "The Sufi in red". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 447.
31°44′N 65°08′E / 31.733°N 65.133°E / 31.733; 65.133