Zazai Maidan District (), may also be spelled as Jajai Maidan or Dzadzai Maidan, is located in the northeastern part of
Khost Province
Khost (Pashto/Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the southeastern part of the country. Khost consists of thirteen districts and the city of Khost serves as the capital of the province. Historically, Khost used to be a par ...
,
Afghanistan
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. The two "z" letters in Zazai are pronounced the same like in the first name of Hollywood star,
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It borders
Bak District to the west,
Paktia Province
Paktia (Pashto – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 623,00 ...
to the north, and the
Kurram Agency of
Pakistan
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to the north and east. According to Afghanistan's
National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), the 2020 estimated population of the district was 26,236 people.
The district center is the village of
Zazai Maidan, situated in the eastern part of the district.
See also
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Districts of Afghanistan
The districts of Afghanistan, known as ''wuleswali'' (, ''wuləswāləi''; , ''wuləswālī''; ''ulasvolik''), are secondary-level administrative units, one level below Provinces of Afghanistan, provinces. The Afghan government issued its fir ...
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2 water check dams worth 23m afs put into service in Khost(Pajhwok Afghan News, March 24, 2021)
Districts of Khost Province
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