Maiwand
Village in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
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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.[1][2]
Country
Afghanistan
AfghanistanMaiwand | |
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 Maiwand Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′22″N 65°08′24″E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Kandahar Province |
| District | Maywand District |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
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.
