Maruf, Afghanistan Explained

Official Name:Maruf
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in kandahar Afghanistan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kandahar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Maruf
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:31.65°N 78°W
Elevation M:2007

The town of Maruf[1] is the district center of Maruf District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It is located in the Toba Achakzai mountains at 2007m (6,585feet).[2] It is the place where Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of Afghanistan, lived his last days and died on 16 October 1772.[3] [4]

Climate

Maruf has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa) with hot, dry summers and moderately cold winters.

Notes and References

  1. 7678F3E1463E4E3C8608513B86AE98FD. Ma'ruf. 14 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Elevation: Maruf . 25 September 2022.
  3. Book: Saggu, Devinder Singh . Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs . Notion Press . 2018 . 9781642490060 . In the following years Abdali's face became disfigured due to the wound inflicted on his nose by the flying brick. To cover it up, he got a nose of silver made. As ordained by Providance, maggot's formation took place in his nose, throat and brain. So much so that it became difficult for him to swallow the food. Maggots would slip down his throat. Attendants, tried to feed him milk by spoon but maggots would fall from his nose in the spoon. His condition became miserable and on the night of 16th Oct, 1772 at Toba Maruf in Suilleman hills he met with a terrible end..
  4. Book: Gandhi, Surjit Singh . Struggle of the Sikhs for Sovereignty . Gur Das Kapur Publications . 1980 . Punjab, India . 469 . as a consequence of which he was wounded on the nose by a flying brick piece on April 10, 1762 which wound remained a festering incurable sore till he died of it on October 16, 1772 at Toba Mar in Suleman hills of Afghanistan..