What is "maiwand"

Maiwand is a village in Afghanistan within the Maiwand District of Kandahar Province. It is located 50 miles northwest of Kandahar, and three miles northeast of the village of Mahmudabad (Mundabad) .

The area is irrigated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority.

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.

Maiwand (Berg) is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.

Category:Mountains of Bavaria Category:Mountains of the Alps

Maiwand or Maywand may refer to:

• Maiwand, village in Afghanistan, known through the Battle of Maiwand in 1880
• Maiwand District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
• Maiwand Kabul F.C., football team from Kabul, Afghanistan
• Maiwand (mountain), mountain in Bavaria, Germany

See also:

• Maywand District killings, murder of Afghan civilians perpetrated by a group of United States Army soldiers in 2010