Nimruz Province

Nimruz

ولایت نیمروز‎
د نیمروز ولایت‎
نیمروچ ولایت‎
Nimruz ولایت نیمروز‎; د نیمروز ولایت‎; نیمروچ ولایت‎
Province
	Chakhansur in Nimruz Province
	Map of Afghanistan with Nimruz highlighted
	Coordinates (Capital): 31°00′N 62°30′E / 31.0°N 62.5°E
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Zaranj
Government
• Governor	Najibullah Rafi
• Deputy Governor	Ghulam Nabi "Osmani"
• Police Chief	Sardar Mohammad Ayoubi
Area
• Total	43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	186,963
• Density	4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code	43xx
ISO 3166 code	AF-NIM
Main languages Pashto	Balochi; Dari;

Nimruz or Nimroz (Balochi: نݔمرۏچ; Dari, Pashto: نیمروز) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southwestern part of the country. It lies to the east of the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran and north of Balochistan, Pakistan, also bordering the Afghan provinces of Farah and Helmand. It has a population of about 186,963 people.^[5] The province is divided into five districts, encompassing about 649 villages.

The city of Zaranj serves as the provincial capital and Zaranj Airport, which is located in that city, serves as a domestic airport for the province. The recently-built Kamal Khan Dam is located in Chahar Burjak District.

The name Nimruz means "mid-day" or "half-day" in Persian Language and Balochi. The name is believed to indicate that the meridian cutting the old world in half passes through this region. Nimruz covers 43,000 km².^[4] It is the most sparsely populated province in the country,^[6] located in the Sistan Basin. A substantial part of the province is the barren desert area of Dashti Margo.

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

^ "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". 7 November 2021.
^ "موخه مو ټولنې ته خدمت او د ظلم او فساد سره مبارزه ده". dailies.gov.af (in Pashto). September 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-10-30. Retrieved 19 Jun 2023.
^ "Al-Qaeda and Taliban collaborate in Nimroz in breach of peace agreement". Salaam Times. August 6, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Name of the Province: Nimroz". Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: President. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
^ ^a ^b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). nsia.gov.af. National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^ "Soldiers or Police? A Report from Afghanistan – Community-Based Policing and Post-Conflict Police Reform". Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-06-07.

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

[2] "موخه مو ټولنې ته خدمت او د ظلم او فساد سره مبارزه ده". dailies.gov.af (in Pashto). September 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-10-30. Retrieved 19 Jun 2023.

[3] "Al-Qaeda and Taliban collaborate in Nimroz in breach of peace agreement". Salaam Times. August 6, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-04.

[president-4] "Name of the Province: Nimroz". Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: President. Retrieved 2021-02-04.

[nsia-5] "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). nsia.gov.af. National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

[6] "Soldiers or Police? A Report from Afghanistan – Community-Based Policing and Post-Conflict Police Reform". Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-06-07.

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