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Shindand is The Big District Of Afghanistan

Shindand (شين ډنډ) is a town and the center of the Shindand District, Herat Province, Afghanistan. It is located at 33.3036°N, 62.14°W at 1066 m altitude. The Shindand Air Base is located about 15 miles northeast of the town.

During the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) the 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division was headquartered in the town. Shindand is the Biggest District In Afghanistan

Etymology
The name Shindand means "green pond" in Pashto. Shindand is the Big District Of Aghanistan in this link you know all village of Shindand Big District Of Afghanistan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDbvFmRkGQE

Shindand Air Base
The Shindand Air Base is located about 15 miles to the northeast of the town, which currently occupied by Afghan and NATO's International Security Assistance Force. It is a former Soviet airfield, repaired by U.S. forces. The area is flat and arid, with foothills to the north and west. Afghanistan's Highway 1 passes next to the Shindand Air Base. A free medical clinic supported by the Afghan National Army (ANA) provides free medical care for the population of the town.

Shindand is at the northern end of Zirko Valley, which is one of main centers of poppy production in western Afghanistan. The town is located south of Adriskan, where a large police training facility exists. The population is mixed, includes Pashtuns, Tajiks and others. The main languages spoken in the area are Persian and Pashto.

Notable people

 * Amanullah khan smial Khan, Dr Hamaun Azizi, Eng Monawar Sha Bahaduri

Literature

 * Louis Dupree, Afghanistan. 1st Edition: 1973; Ludwig W. Adamec, Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan, 3rd ed., 2003.
 * S.I. Bruk, Narody Peredney Azii (1960); S.I. Bruk, and V. S. Apenchenko, Atlas Narodov Mira (Moscow: Academy of Science, 1964) A. Gabriel, Religionsgeographie von Persien (Vienna, 1971).