Maiwand
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  Maiwand Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′22″N 65°08′24″E / 31.73944°N 65.14000°E / 31.73944; 65.14000 | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kandahar Province |
| District | Maywand District |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Maiwand is a village in Afghanistan within the Maywand DistrictofKandahar Province. It is located 50 miles northwest of Kandahar, on the main Kandahar–Lashkargah road.[1][2]
The area is irrigated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority.[3]
Maiwand is the birthplace of the 13th-century Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.[4]
The village is notable for the Battle of Maiwand, which took place on July 27, 1880, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Ayub Khan together with Malalai Anaa defeated a British brigade under General Burrows.[5] The British commemorated the battle with the Maiwand Lion sculpture at Forbury Gardens in England.
31°44′N 65°08′E / 31.733°N 65.133°E / 31.733; 65.133
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