Zaranj
Zaranj Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 30°57′36″N 61°51′36″E / 30.96, 61.86
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Nimruz Province
District
Population
- Total	70,000
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (UTC)

Zaranj is a city in south-western Afghanistan, with a population of approximately 70,000 people. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Provinces of Afghanistan (locally recognized as wilayats - ولايت are the primary Administrative divisions of Afghanistan. Nimruz ( Pashto: نیمروز is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. UTC+430 is used in Afghanistan and in the summer as Time in Iran. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, It is the capital of Nimruz province and is situated right next to Iran's eastern border. Nimruz ( Pashto: نیمروز is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. It is linked by highways with Lashkar Gah to the east, Farah to the north and Zabol in Iran to the west. Lashkar Gah (alternative name Bost) is a city in southern Afghanistan, the Capital of Helmand province. Farāh ( is a city in western Afghanistan. It is situated at 650 m altitude Zabol (fa زابل is a city in the province Sistan and Baluchistan, in Iran, on the border with both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Zaranj is of significant importance to the trade-route between Asia and the Middle East. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The population of the area are ethnic Pashtun and Baloch people (see map below). Pashtuns ( Pashto: پښتون Paṣtūn, Paxtūn, also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns) also called The Baloch ( بلوچ; alternative transliterations Baluch Balouch Bloach Balooch Balush Balosh Baloosh Baloush) are an Iranian people inhabiting

Contents 1 History 2 Recent developments 3 See also 4 References and footnotes

History

Zaranj is an ancient historic city which was known as Sarang in Sanskrit during Hindu times and later came to be known as Zarang and now Zaranj. Other historical names for Zaranj include Zirra, ^[1] Zarangia or Drangiana. ^[2] In Achamenid texts, the city was referred to as Zra'ka. The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenid Persian Empire ( haχɒmaneʃijɒn (558–330 BC was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of

In 661, a small Arab garrison reestablish its authority of the region after having temporarily lost control due to skirmishes and revolts. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding ^[3]

Later, a new local power emerged which made Zaranj the capital; the Saffarid dynasty. The Saffarid dynasty ( Persian: سلسله صفاریان ruled a empire in Sistan, which is a historical region now in southeastern Iran and southwestern Zaranj was also home to Ya'qub-i Laith Saffari the founder of the Saffarid dynasty. Ya'qub bin Laith as-Saffar or Ya'qub-i Laith Saffari ( 840 - 879) ( was the founder of the Saffarid dynasty in Sistan, with its capital The Saffarid dynasty ( Persian: سلسله صفاریان ruled a empire in Sistan, which is a historical region now in southeastern Iran and southwestern ^[4]

Recent developments

A new highway is being built between Zaranj and Delaram by the Indian Government's Border Roads Organization at a cost of about US $80 million (expected to go up to a quarter billion due to security concerns) to open up a deep sea port (from Iranian Cha Bahar Port) access to Afghanistan from its main Highway system ringing Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif and Kunduz. The Border Roads Organisation, also known by its Acronym BRO, is a unique combination of officers from the corps of engineers of Indian army and Border } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with For the 2001 film see Kandahar (film; for the Kandahar meteorite of 1959 see Meteorite falls; for the places in Azerbaijan see Cəndəhar and area3018 sq mi Herāt ( classically called the Aria, is a city in western Afghanistan, in the province also known as Herāt. Mazār-e Sharīf ( is the fourth largest city of Afghanistan, with population of 300600 people (2006 estimate Kunduz ( قندوز) also known as Kundûz Qonduz Qondûz Konduz Kondûz Kondoz or Qhunduz is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital

The province has been one of the 7 (Nimruz, Helmand, Kandahar, Oruzgan, Ghazni, Paktika and Zabul) where the Taliban have been recently regrouping. Nimruz ( Pashto: نیمروز is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. Helmand ( هلمند) is one of the 34 Provinces of Afghanistan. Kandahar or Qandahar ( Pashto: کندھار, Persian: قندهار) is one of the largest of the thirty-four Provinces of Orūzgān ( Persian and Pashto: اروزگان also spelt Oruzgan or Uruzgan) is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan Ghazni ( Pashto | غزنی is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. Paktika ( پکتیکا) is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. Zabul ( زابل) is a historic province of Afghanistan. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963 with Qalat

Due to its proximity to Iran, beautiful Iranian artifacts and carpets or other merchandise are available in Zaranj. In addition, Iran recently received permission from the Afghan government to excavate the site of the Saffarid capital in Zaranj. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Saffarid dynasty ( Persian: سلسله صفاریان ruled a empire in Sistan, which is a historical region now in southeastern Iran and southwestern ^[5]

There is no airport in Zaranj worth the name. However, UN and PACTEC flights sometimes (Irregularly) land on a dirt strip there during fair weather.

See also

• Afghanistan
• International Security Assistance Force
• Provincial Reconstruction Team
• NATO

References and footnotes

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