The Mazad (Balochi: مازات, Persian: مازاد), also called Mazad-i Qala-i Nau (Persian: مازاد قلعه نو) is a village in Khash Rod district of Nimroz Province, in western Afghanistan. This village located on the right bank of the Khash Rud River and about 5 miles north of Khash village.
Mazad
مازات Mazad (Persian: مازاد) | |
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Village | |
  Mazad Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′44.6274″N 62°44′5.136″E / 31.545729833°N 62.73476000°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Nimruz Province |
| District | Khash Rod district |
| Elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 4,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
| Main languages | Balochi |
This village was part of Qala-i Nau [1][2] and in 1993 separated from Qala-i Nau village, and now this village is big and populated than Qala-i Nau village. This village has a primary school and called: Mazad-i Qala-i Naw Primary School. [3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Afghan Demographic Studies, Central Statistics Office - Prime Ministry, Kabul, Afghanistan - 1975. Volume 3. p. 1221, (Afghan Pedia website)
- ^ Adamec, Ludwig W. (1973). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan, Vol. 2: Farah and Southwestern Afghanistan. Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. p. 144. ISBN 978-3-201-00857-0.
- ^ Afghanistan's MOE, Nimroz Provincial Profile - 2018, p. 19
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