Maidan Wardak Province

Maidan Wardak

میدان وردګ
Maidan Wardak میدان وردګ
Province
	A settlement in Maidan Wardak along the road between Kabul and Bamiyan
	Map of Afghanistan with Wardak highlighted
	Coordinates (Capital): 34°24′N 68°24′E / 34.4°N 68.4°E
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Maidan Shar
Government
• Governor	Qari Bakhtiar
• Deputy Governor	Sher Ahmad Ammar
• Police Chief	Sheikh Mohammad Sharif Halimi
Area
• Total	10,348 km2 (3,995 sq mi)
• Land	10,348 km2 (3,995 sq mi)
• Water	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	671,817
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code	13xx
ISO 3166 code	AF-WAR
Main languages	Pashto; Hazaragi and Dari

Maidan Wardak or Wardak,^[4] also called Wardag (Pashto: میدان وردګ, Dari: میدان وردک) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central region of Afghanistan. It is divided into eight districts and has a population of approximately 500,000.^[5]^[3] The capital of the province is Maidan Shar, while the most populous district in the province is Saydabad District. Wardak is known for one of its famous high peak mountain known as (Shah Foladi).

This province has a good harvest of Apples.

In 2021, the Taliban gained control of the province during the 2021 Taliban offensive.

^ ^a ^b "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". 7 November 2021.
^ "د میدان وردګو ولایت لپاره نوی ټاکل شوی والي د کورنیو چارو وزارت د اداري مرستیال او کفیل له لوري د ولایت کارکوونکو ته ور وپېژندل شو. | د کورنیو چارو وزارت". moi.gov.af.
^ ^a ^b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^ "Wardak". Office of the President of Afghanistan.
^ "Maydan Wardak - Program for Culture and Conflict Studies - Naval Postgraduate School".

[azamnews-1] "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". 7 November 2021.

[2] "د میدان وردګو ولایت لپاره نوی ټاکل شوی والي د کورنیو چارو وزارت د اداري مرستیال او کفیل له لوري د ولایت کارکوونکو ته ور وپېژندل شو. | د کورنیو چارو وزارت". moi.gov.af.

[nsia-3] "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[4] "Wardak". Office of the President of Afghanistan.

[5] "Maydan Wardak - Program for Culture and Conflict Studies - Naval Postgraduate School".

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