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Zaranj District

Coordinates: 30°57′36″N 61°51′36″E / 30.9600°N 61.8600°E / 30.9600; 61.8600
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Zaranj District (Balochi: زرنج دمگ‎, Dari: ولسوالی زرنج‎) is a district of Nimruz Province, Afghanistan, containing the provincial capital city of Zaranj.

Route 606 connects Zaranj to Delaram which helps the Trade, and the toll-customs revenues have grown.

Zaranj has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with very hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls in winter. Temperatures in summer may approach 50 °C (122 °F).Snowfall in Zaranj is a rare event. On 27 Nov 2016, it snowed in this city.[1]

Demographics

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In 2004, Zaranj had a population of 49,851 people in 242 villages. The population was given as Baloch 44%, Pashtun 34% and Tajik 22%.[2]

Agriculture

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Per a 2007 report from the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, the district grows maize, wheat, melon, watermelon, millet and lentil.[3]

References

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  1. ^ رامین (2016-11-27). "دهاقین، بارش برف در ولایت نیمروز را نوید خوب برای زراعت می دانند" (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. ^ Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, National Area Based Development Programme. Summary of District Development Plan - Zaranj District, Nimroz Province[usurped]. April 2007
  3. ^ Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, National Area Based Development Programme. Summary of District Development Plan - Zaranj District, Nimroz Province[usurped]. April 2007


30°57′36″N 61°51′36″E / 30.9600°N 61.8600°E / 30.9600; 61.8600