Maimay District

Maimay, also known as Darwaz-e Payeen, or simply Darwaz, is a district in Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Darwaz District. It is home to approximately 29,893 residents. Maimay borders the Kuf [Ab District|Kuf Ab], Raghistan, Shighnnan, and Nusay districts, along with some districts in the Gorno-Badakhshan [Autonomous Province], Tajikistan, including Vanj, Rushon, and Shughnon. The district was historically part of the Darwaz principality, a semi-independent statelet ruled by a mir.