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20-401: 31°19′26″N 61°46′31″E  /  31.3240°N 61.7753°E  / 31.3240; 61.7753 This Nimruz Province , Afghanistan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nimruz Province Nimruz or Nimroz ( Balochi : نݔمرۏچ ; Dari , Pashto : نیمروز ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan , located in the southwestern part of

40-551: 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 km . It is the most sparsely populated province in the country, located in

60-698: A large bazaar. Delaram was initially a city in Khash Rod District in Nimruz Province , but was administratively transferred to Farah Province in 2007 for a short time as a separate district. Delaram transitioned to Farah Province following a period of violence between ISAF and the Taliban , in which the Afghan Border Police were brought in to restore order. Delaram was then transferred back to Nimruz Province and remained

80-547: A separate district of Nimruz. Delaram has a hot desert climate ( Köppen BWh ), characterised by little precipitation and high variation between summer and winter temperatures. The average temperature in Delaram is 18.9 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 106 mm. July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 31.9 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 6.1 °C. Forward Operating Base Delaram , with elements of

100-456: A skilled birth attendant increased from 7% in 2005 to 28% in 2011. The overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) increased from 22% in 2005 to 23% in 2011. The overall net enrolment rate (6–13 years of age) increased from 33% in 2005 to 49% in 2011. As of June 2014 Zaranj Airport which is located near the city of Zaranj had regularly scheduled flights to Herat . The Delaram–Zaranj Highway has been constructed by India via Chaknasur, which

120-468: Is expected to boost the socio economic development in the region. Trade, farming, and herding is the main source of income for the majority. This includes agriculture and animal husbandry. Animals include sheep, goat, cattle, and poultry. The province produces the following: Wheat, corn, melons, poppies; almost all irrigated. Nimruz has always been isolated the past. This led to one author in 2010 calling it Afghanistan's "forgotten province." Historically,

140-674: The Ghaznavids followed by the Ghurids , Timurids , and Safavids . In the early 18th century, the region fell to the Afghan Hotaki dynasty until they were removed from power in 1738 by Nader Shah . By 1747, Ahmad Shah Durrani made it part of Afghanistan after he conquered the territory from northeastern Iran to Delhi in India. Under the modern Afghan government, the province was known as Chakhansur Province until 1968, when it

160-561: The Sistan Basin . A substantial part of the province is the barren desert area of Dasht-e Margo . In 2021, the Taliban gained control of the province during the 2021 Taliban offensive . The name Zaranj was derived from Persian word "Zranka" and is considered to be one of the oldest cities in Nimruz Province. The area now composing Nimruz province of Afghanistan was once part of the historical region of Sistan , which over

180-1024: The ANA 215th Corps and U.S. Marines , was located near the town of Delaram. The Delaram–Zaranj Highway , also known as Route 606 , is a 217-km or 135-mile-long two-lane road built by India in Afghanistan , connecting Delaram in Farah Province with Zaranj in neighbouring Nimruz Province near the Iranian border. It connects the Afghan–Iranian border with the Kandahar–Herat Highway in Delaram, which provides connectivity to other major Afghan cities via A01 , including to India's planned mining operation in Hajigak mining concession . Route 606 reduces travel time between Delaram and Zaranj from

200-526: The Taliban began losing control of the province to the new Afghan government under President Hamid Karzai . The area is historically known for drugs and weapons smuggling between Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Many foreign militants also use the province to go back and forth between the 3 nations. The Delaram–Zaranj Highway was built by the Indian government in 2009, which is one of the main trade routes in

220-468: The city's prisoners go free, but the most "notorious inmates" were already transferred to Kabul. The Taliban had been using prison breaks to degrade the security forces' morale and grow their own ranks. The takeover meant that Ashraf Ghani 's government could no longer get revenue from the region's border crossings with Iran. The percentage of households with clean drinking water fell from 38% in 2005 to 24% in 2011. The percentage of births attended to by

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240-578: The country and is expected to boost the socio-economic development in the province. Since 2002, members of the U.S. Marine Corps were present in the province. When the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) arrived at Kandahar , Nimruz province became part of the Regional Command Southwest . The local Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) were being trained by these forces. ISAF

260-533: 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. 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

280-713: The many centuries was held by the Achaemenid Empire , Alexander the Great and others before being conquered and converted to Islam by the Muslim Arabs in the seventh century. The region became part of the Saffarid dynasty in 860 CE with its capital at Zaranj, which was one of the first local dynasties of the Islamic era. Its founder Yaqub Saffari was born and raised in this region. The territory became part of

300-541: The population of Nimruz Province at approximately 186,963 people. This estimate includes the many Kuchi nomads who inhabit the province seasonally and the native settled people. It is the only province of Afghanistan where the Baloch ethnic group forms a majority. The Balochs are followed by Pashtun , Brahui , Tajik , Uzbek , and Hazara . The Pashtun tribes are mostly Barakzai and Nurzai . Almost all inhabitants except Hazaras follow Sunni Islam . Languages spoken in

320-500: The province are Pashto , Dari and Balochi . Delaram Delārām ( Pashto / Persian : دلارام) is a city in the northern part of Nimruz Province , in southern Afghanistan . It is a major transportation center, with several major road converging on the area, including Kandahar–Herat Highway (part of the Ring Road ), Route 515 to Farah , Route 522 to Gulistan and Route 606 to Iran . The district center contains

340-520: The road-controlling town of Delaram (now within Farah Province ), and came to an agreement with local mujahideen commanders that the fate of the province would not be decided until a clear victor emerged in the capture of Kabul . However, the Taliban advanced on Nimruz only days later, and the mujahideen under command of Abdul Karim Brahui fled to Iran. Following the US-led invasion in October 2001,

360-486: The territory served as a major smuggling hub due to its border with Iran and Pakistan. The province became popular after the trade route between Iran and Afghanistan became operational, which provides another large income to the Afghan government. The Sistan Basin dominates the province. Many parts of the south are covered by the Godzareh Depression which includes marshes and dry lakes. The NSIA puts

380-484: Was also involved in development activities. In 2021, American forces withdrew from Afghanistan. On August 6, 2021, the Taliban overran Nimruz, when the Afghan government forces in the city of Zaranj, the 215th Corps , fled. There had been a lack of reinforcements from the government. The fleeing allowed the Taliban to take the city, including the government forces' "military bases and intelligence offices". The government forces then crossed over into Iran. The Taliban let

400-467: Was separated to form the provinces of Nimruz and Farah . The city of Zaranj became the capital of Nimroz province at that time. During the Soviet–Afghan War , Nimruz province was used by mujahideen crossing back and forth between Afghanistan and neighboring countries. It was also used by Afghan refugees escaping the war as well as by smugglers. As the Taliban came to power in 1995, they seized

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