Zaranj District

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

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

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

References
  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 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. 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 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. April 2007

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