Zazai Maidan District Explained

Zazai Maidan District
Native Name:ځاځي ميدان ولسوالۍ
Native Name Lang:ps
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Coordinates:33.6333°N 74°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khost
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Zazai Maidan
Subdivision Type3:Village numbers
Population Total:26,236
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:AFT
Utc Offset:+4:30

Zazai Maidan District[1] [2] (Pushto; Pashto: ځاځي ميدان ولسوالۍ), may also be spelled as Jajai Maidan or Dzadzai Maidan, is located in the northeastern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. The two "z" letters in Zazai are pronounced the same like in the first name of Hollywood star, Zsa Zsa Gabor.

It borders Bak District to the west, Paktia Province to the north, and the Kurram Agency of Pakistan to the north and east. According to Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), the 2020 estimated population of the district was 26,236 people.[3] The district center is the village of Zazai Maidan, situated in the eastern part of the district.

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  1. News: District governor killed in an ambush in Logar . Ariana News . October 20, 2020 . 2024-04-14.
  2. News: 'Zazi Maidan loses 2,000 youths in security forces ranks' . Pajhwok Afghan News . 25 June 2019 . 2024-04-14.
  3. Web site: Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2020-21 . www.nsia.gov.af . National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) . PDF . 23 . 2021-03-24.