Maimay (), also known as Darwaz-e Payin, or simply Darwaz, is a district in

Badakhshan Province Badakhshan Province (Persian/ Uzbek: , ''Badaxšān'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower ...

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 District, Raghistan, Shighnan District, Shighnnan, and Nusay District, Nusay districts, along with some districts in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan, including Vanj district, Vanj, Rushon District, Rushon, and Shughnon District, Shughnon. The district was historically part of the Darvaz (region), Darwaz principality, a semi-independent statelet ruled by a ''Mir (title), mir''.Seymour Becker. ''Russia’s Protectorates in Central Asia: Bukhara and Khiva, 1865-1924''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1968.

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at the Afghanistan Information Management Services Districts of Badakhshan Province {{Badakhshan-geo-stub

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