Maidan Wardak Province

Wardak ( Pashto: وردګ; Dari: وردک ) is a province ( velayat ) in central Afghanistan, with 581 800 inhabitants. Originally since the 8th century known by the Persian name Maidan, the province was renamed during Paschtunisierung the country in the 1960s and 1970s in Wardak and similarly individual districts, such as Markaz -e Behsud in De Beshsud Markaz. The province's name is borrowed from a tribe of the Pashtuns, which is native to Southeast Asia and Central Asia. Governor Mohammad Halim is currently Fedai.

Districts

The Wardak province is divided into 8 districts ( Woluswali ):

  • Maidanshar
  • Chaki Wardak
  • Day Mirdad
  • Hisa - I- Awali Bihsud
  • Jalrez
  • De Besud Markas
  • Nirkh
  • Sayd Abad

Sons and daughters of the province

  • Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghan politicians
  • Parvez Tohman Yahya, Persian geographer, musician and poet of the 15th century
  • Begum Gowhar Shah, famous Persian poet and theologian of the 12th century
  • Margar Arif, Persian resistance fighters and commanders in the 19th century against the English
  • Mohammad Ahmad Khan Ariyar, Persian scientist ( mathematician and physicist ) and historian of the 15th century
  • Ghulam Mohammad Farhad, engineer and politician of the 20th century
Chaki Wardak District Jalrez District Saydabad District Provinces of Afghanistan
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